With the arrival of our first snow on Friday, I pulled out the last of our rutabagas. Since the familiar buttery, nutty, garlic goodness I often make with them is so dang delicious, we didn’t venture from serving it as such – mashed. In fact, this time of year I’m always trying to sneak extra […]
Recipes
Pumpkin Porridge, Pudding & Custard in one (Whole30-approved)
Lots of our nation could use some good old comfort food right about now. I’ve grabbed some squash from the garden harvest to whip up a warm and hearty Whole30 breakfast (We’re rounding the halfway point!). You can switch that squash out for baked or canned pumpkin, or sweet potatoes. Today I have been heavy as […]
Putting Up Peppers
What produce does elicit disappointment in summer, is usually met with much gladness in the dearth of winter. Take, for instance, the green bell pepper. Many, many sweet peppers usually remain on my plants until the first Fall frost comes rolling in. I need every single day of sun and warmth I can get to turn that green […]
Roasted Salsa (Canning Friendly)
One of the things that keeps me stumped in the several years since I began gardening is the fact that sometimes, two things that go so well together are not ready for harvest at the same time! My dill is long gone by the time I have nice, crisp cabbage heads, for example. I really […]
Backerboard, Balloons, Baby, Bakes
Being torn in many directions this weekend with a house project and family in town for a celebration, my Sunday called for a fast meal – eggplants saved the dinner! (Recipe later in the post.) {Backerboard} It was a big weekend for us. A weekend I have been so looking forward to for the last six […]
Pear Wonder, Galette Goodness
Two weeks later, I’m still thinking about that pear tree. Man, that pear tree. My day started off with the usual, a cup of coffee, but also a not-so-usual slice of warm, brandy-caramelized pear galette. Yes, this was my breakfast, but hey, with the homemade ricotta filling, and grass-fed buttery, wholewheat crust, I figured it was a […]
