pasta and ripe tomatoes

Roasted Cherry Tomato Pasta Sauce

5 min read

Louisiana garden

Roasted Cherry Tomato Pasta Sauce

Maylee at Beyond Gumbo August 27, 2023

Cherry tomatoes are tiny versions of the wonderful, ripe tomatoes which I love so much in the...

Summer Spaghetti with a Surprise Twist

4 min read

Nutrition Topics

Summer Spaghetti with a Surprise Twist

Maylee at Beyond Gumbo September 13, 2016

Here’s a recipe for Summer Spaghetti with a surprise and a twist. It’s from an old Family...

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!