A Jenn Original Recipe, using red potatoes and fresh rosemary tossed with garlic and Parmesan cheese. Adjust the seasoning to suit your tastes.

2-3 lbs red potatoes, washed and scrubbed
3 large sprigs rosemary
3 garlic cloves, minced
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
olive oil
salt and pepper, to taste

Preheat oven to 400F

Cut potatoes into quarters and arrange in a single layer in a baking pan. Separate rosemary leaves from stems. Toss potatoes with rosemary, garlic, and Parmesan cheese with enough olive oil to coat potatoes (about 2-3 tbsp). Season with salt and pepper.

Bake 45 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Rearrange potatoes ever 15-20 minutes to keep them from sticking to pan. Add more olive oil if needed.

This tasty recipe came from http://www.bellybytes.com/recipe/tea/index.html. Part of BellyBytes.com, this list has tons of great hot and iced tea recipes! Consider this a summertime version of apple cider, and if you use chilled apple juice you don’t need to wait for the tea to chill.

4 bags of black tea
3 cups boiling water
1/3 cup honey
3 cups unsweetned apple juice 
Lemon slices

Place tea bags in a heat-safe pitcher or teapot. Pour boiling water over bags and steep about 15 minuts. 

Discard bags and add honey, stirring until honey is dissolved. Add apple juice and stir well.

Serve over ice, garnished with lemon slices.

Makes 6 to 8 servings.  

From the magazine Everyday Food, this sauce works best over grilled chicken or pork. Can be made ahead up to 2 days (store in refrigerator).

1/4 cup dijon mustard
1/4 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped
3 tbsp maple syrup
1 tbsp red wine vinegar
1 tsp thyme
salt and pepper, to taste

 Mix mustard, walnuts, maple syrup, vinegar and thyme together in a small bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Serve over grilled meat.

Another Jenn Original Recipe, and another adventure in Paprika-thon. If you do not have sweet paprika, add a small pinch of brown sugar. Thyme can be substituted for marjoram.

8 oz sliced mushrooms
1 tbsp honey
1 tsp sweet paprika
1/2 tsp marjoram
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper

Over medium-high heat, saute mushrooms in a pan coated in cooking spray. When mushrooms are almost done, add honey to mushrooms and saute 1-2 minutes. Add paprika, marjoram, and salt to pan (pepper will burn) and saute an additional 2-3 minutes or until mushrooms are done.

Serve as a side or on top of chicken or pork.

This tasty side dish comes from Real Simple magazine and uses seasonal vegetables and flavors with minimal prep work and cooking time. Perfect for lunch or dinner on a hot day.

1/4 lb green beans, trimmed
1 tsp dijon mustard
1 tsp lemon juice
1/4 tsp salt
3 tbsp olive oil
Zest of 1 lemon
1 cucumber

Bring a small pot of water to a boil. Cook green beans for 3 minutes. Drain and rinse well with cold water. Whisk together mustard, lemon juice, salt, oil and zest in a large bowl. Halve and seed cucumber length-wise. Combine green beans and cucumbers in bowl with mustard mixture and toss well. Can be served immediately or chilled for 1 hour.

In general, I am against peeling or seeding fruits and vegetables if the skin and seeds are edible. It wastes time and food. I did not peel or seed the cucumber, but you certainly could. I also cut the green beans into 1 inch pieces, which makes them easier to eat.