Maylee at Beyond Gumbo

Dulcimer player, teacher, music transcriber, performer.

Container Gardening

3 min read

Nutrition Topics

Container Gardening

Maylee at Beyond Gumbo October 11, 2013

Don’t have room for a garden in your back yard? Don’t have a sunny spot in a...

Let’s Plant Cilantro

1 min read

Louisiana garden

Let’s Plant Cilantro

Maylee at Beyond Gumbo October 11, 2013

With the cool front passing through the South, it’s a great time to get out into the...

About Persimmons

2 min read

Louisiana garden

About Persimmons

Maylee at Beyond Gumbo October 10, 2013

We’d often walk home from school as youngsters down a rural two-lane road in the Shenandoah Valley...

Happy Summer!

It’s summertime — and there’s only one way to describe Louisiana — “hot.” Homemade ice cream makes the perfect dessert for these hot days. I have many memories of churning ice cream tanks to make a variety of flavors — when growing up at our rural Virginia home. Plus, ice cream is a good way to show creativity as there are so many flavors and ways to make ice cream. Here I have shared several of my favorite recipes. In Editor’s Choice I give two of my most popular recipes — “Banana Pepper Jelly” and “Old-Fashioned Ice Cream Floats.” Yes, if you are planning to make homemde jams and jellies — now is the to get started when peppers are at their peak. Although a root beer float is always the “standard” way to make a float — check out my green ice cream float — it’s the best. Enjoy!