Extras

Down South, even our vegetables have some pig hidden somewhere in it. A vegetable isn’t a vegetable without a little ham hock. Paula Deen Ah Ha…I finally found a recipe using vegetables that appealed to me. I think the reason I only want to eat fresh fruit has to do with the heat factor. Soon […]

I promised you recipes featuring fresh fruits and veggies of summer. Here is a recipe you can play with, add to, change, etc. and I’m convinced it will be delicious, no matter how you dice it. I had a few peaches hanging around and fresh garden tomatoes staring from the window sill, begging to be […]

Wow! That was a blast….being guest chef at Central Market’s Dinner With The Orange Bee. Leading up to class I shared all of the tasty recipes we would make. I wanted to recap the evening, briefly. Then I”ll be sharing a peachy little recipe with you. The folks at CM were very easy and pleasant […]

I am truly in countdown mode for Monday night’s Central Market class. Only 2 days until the big event. I have an interesting and I hope engaging format for teaching a bit about bees, honey and the benefits of both. My man, Dan is my head audio visual guy and he’s put together an entertaining […]

I had plans to bake and bring you some delicious, sweet little recipe today….It wasn’t meant to be! The water heater flooded my laundry room and storage closet this morning, which forced me to shut off the water to the entire house, until I could crank the knob on the dad gum thing to off. […]

If you’ve been following my blog you might have noticed that bottled salad dressing is not my favorite. I’ll take oil and vinegar over bottled dressing any day. It’s such a simple affair to whip up one’s own dressing and the rewards are terrific. Well worth the effort. This is one of those recipes I […]

Spring Break! It’s half over. UGH! That went waaaaay too fast. I’ll be taking a short break from blogging for the next few days. If you too are on spring break I hope you are making the most of it and having a ball at whatever you are doing. Miss T and I will be […]

So avocado is green, right? Right! Mango does not come from anywhere near where I live but I went for it anyway, as they looked unblemished, plump and juicy! Today’s post of Avocado & Mango Salad is a delicious way to get into the mood for spring.

This is only my second “Green” post and I am having so much fun choosing foods and recipes to share with you, my readers. The produce section has taken on a whole new appeal, so many green choices to work with! Let’s talk about bees and how important they are to the production of food. […]

This month we are “going green”. I’ve decided for the month of March to bring you recipes that are green. This could be anything from peas to pesto, beans to broccoli, tea to thyme. When I was trying to settle on a March idea for my blog, several thoughts entered my head.

Moving right along with “orange” month. I’m not in any hurry for this month to end as my oldest daughter will hit the quarter century mark near the end of January. I simply do not understand how time breezes by so quickly.

You know what I dipped in chocolate if you’ve followed The Orange Bee in 2012. I declared January “orange” month and I’m having a blast choosing and dreaming up orange recipes. I’ve got a list going so be sure and stay in touch for the next “orange” post. If the recipe isn’t my own I’ll […]

My head is stuffy, so stuffy it’s exhausting to breathe. No bueno! I’m sure it will be gone soon…I’m medicating with antibiotics and stuff said to unstuff ones nose. It all started when I awoke early Saturday with a scratchy throat and sniffles. I managed to carry on for the day with Miss T and […]

As I was looking through the lens of my camera, while photographing this applesauce, I heard a soft little “bzzzzz”. I pulled my eye away from the camera to discover a sweet little bee stopping by for a sample of homemade applesauce. Now she is one smart bee! The hives are not near where I […]

I am a stickler when it comes to salad dressings. I can be seen using olive oil and vinegar with a few turns of fresh grated pepper before you’ll catch me pouring dressing from a bottle that came from a shelf in the grocery. I prefer whisking together my own ingredients and often the dressing […]

If you can’t beat the heat — may as well join it! That’s just what we did last weekend when we brought home bags full of fresh hatch chiles from Central Market. We sampled so many food items with hatch chiles in them that we didn’t even need lunch that day. We brought home fresh […]

Seventeen days of temperatures topping 100*. Thank goodness for an air-conditioned home where we can find respite from the intolerable heat. One of our favorite ways to spend the late afternoon or cocktail hour is lounging in our rockers on the back porch, with a commanding view of the surrounding countryside, complete with grazing cattle, […]

After chowing down on those ribs I told you about earlier this week I was really in the mood for a lighter meal. My mom brought me a recipe for shrimp tacos she’d found while perusing the newspaper. She knows how much I love shrimp and thought I would enjoy the recipe. After I read […]

Ahhh… summer. The dictionary defines summer as: The warmest season of the year, in the northern hemisphere from June to August and in the southern hemisphere from December to February. Today, the last day of June and summer is clearly defined in the extremely hot days we are facing. Around The Orange Bee we (adoring […]

Remember that stuff? Dippity Do If you do not remember it you are no doubt under 40 years old and a young ‘un. I remember using Dippity Do on my hair back in the day, although I’m not sure why, as it left your hair plastered to your head and stiff as a board. Perhaps […]