Preserving Food
Lemon Squash Jam
I have a confession to make. Even though I grow a lotta cucurbits, I don't grow these:
I used to grow them. But to be...
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Carrots: Buttered & Jammed
So I'm there with my 5 lb. bag of carrots thumbing though a myriad of canning books looking for something to get excited about...
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Taking & Making Stock
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Maybe it's my utilitarian bent, but there's something I find exhilarating about 'cleaning up the garden' right around the break of fall.
On a good...
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Roast the Toast: Jam Pudding
One of the things I love about having these two little blogs o' mine is that I get to share my secrets. I mean...
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Carrot Spears with Chervil
Let me start by saying these are refrigerator pickles, otherwise known as quick pickles, which means there is no canning or water boiling involved....
Appetizers
Cream Corn Scones
I'm not sure how many of you know that scones & biscuits are my secret obsession. Basically, I love me a good scone.
Throughout this...
Breakfast
My Favorite Granola
Now that I have all ya'lls attention, I'mma give you this:
My favorite granola recipe adapted and embellished from a myriad of sources and perfected...
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Kimchi Primer
If you were hanging around here last weekend, then you may know that I harvested a lot of Napa cabbage, for what has become...
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Plum Noir Jam
Plum Noir Jam
Yield: approximately 4 pints
4 lbs. dark plums
3 bay leaves
10 black peppercorns
4 green cardamom pods
1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds
1/2 cup water
juice of one lemon
5...
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Spring Things
It's springing around here! The coyotes are howling at night.
The garlic is popping; the rhubarb...forgettaboutit! The blueberry frame's shoulder is broken. The wicked winter...