Alley's Recipe Book

Labor Day weekend is the start of apple season for Lynd's Fruit Farm  near our house.  Every week they open a different section of ...

I used to buy those premade stuffed chicken breasts from the freezer section of my grocery store.  That used to be one of my "I...

Zucchini season is winding down, so maybe you're working with a bumper crop or just noticed that zucchini under all of those leaves...

Happy Labor Day!  The unofficial end of summer when school starts up, pools close (at least in Ohio), and you start bringing out your sweate...

Canning tomatoes is like storing a little bit of summer and getting to open it up again when the ground is covered in snow.  It is also...

As much as it pains me to think about it... the end of summer is near.  Don't get me wrong, I love autumn with the crisp air, the ...

It is eggplant season... and if you're like me, eggplant is one of those vegetables that you don't use often.  There aren...

The first time I gave up meat for Lent, I thought it was going to be difficult to find enough recipes to keep from getting bored.  That...

After going to the Tomato Festival that I mentioned yesterday , I noticed a lot of red in my garden.  Look at all the tomatoes!  This has...

It is Tomato Festival  time in my town this weekend.  A little bit of rural fair fun close to the city.  And there is a little bit of hist...