Preserving Food

Walnut Sage Pesto

It has been a real treat tricking around the blogoshpere of late and seeing all my fellow foodies and homesteaders waxing poetic about this...

Lime on Lime Shred Marmalade

These crinkly little critters are not the loveliest things I've ever set eyes on. In fact, they never were quite ready for their close up....

Shell-stocked (Shellfish Stock)

Yes, I said I eat (shell) fish occasionally! So occasionally in fact at this point in my life that I've had exactly one lobster...

Homemade Yogurt

For the past two weeks I can't say I haven't thought about you. I have been eating a lot. Turkey, hell, probably the entire...

Rhubarb Lavender Shrub

Ok, I swear I think this is going to be the last of the rhubarb posts for this year. That isn’t to say that...

Marjoram Pesto

You know how I feel about herbs this time of year in the northeast? Get 'em while they're hot! In the quest to clean up...

Fermenting Chiles

These may look innocent enough to you But that's because your eyes aren't watering from the heat. If you're a chile head like me, or...

White Radish Pickle

If you really are committed to eating locally, and/or growing your own food then I think you've caught on by now that in most...

Can Jam December Round-Up: Dried Fruit

I'm touched by all the thanks and kind words about the can jam on many of your blogs this last month. Thank you. I...

Cultured Butter (and Créme Fraîche)

I am happy to report that sore shoulders (me) churner's elbow (M) and one broken lehman's best butter churn later, M and I have...