In Season For A Reason
Peaches are in full swing, and preserving them is an easy thing to do (although easier once the free-stone peaches come into season). Like tomatoes (see this post on preserving tomatoes) you need to skin peaches if you’d like to use them for straight up canning or jam. Our kids love peach jam! I use…
Do you grow garlic? Maybe you get a CSA (community supported agriculture) share? You’ve heard about garlic scapes, and have no idea what to do with them or what they are?! Well listen up! Garlic scapes are the flower shoot of the garlic plant. Garlic sends up this shoot around mid-late June where we live…
The seedlings you started over the winter are now screaming, get me out of these containers!!! I’m too big mom, let me grow! Shhh….don’t tell them they’re going to be eaten. We don’t want to ruin it for them. I know we’re all excited to get these babies out into the world, but before you rush…
It’s been quite a while since I last posted. I’ve been busy teaching cooking classes (click here to see what’s up) and back in school. So….I’ve please forgive! I always want a quick and easy dressing to take to people’s houses when I’m bringing the salad. Here’s a SUPER easy one, and it lasts in…
May the luck of the Irish be upon ye! Here’s a great recipe to pair with all that fun you might be having out on the town. We used leeks from our summer harvest, that we froze for soups and stews. If you have space, try to purchase/grow extra veggies that freeze well in season…
Cauliflower is a great food that’s packed with nutrition. It’s a member of the cruciferous family, a food group that should be consumed daily. One cup of raw cauliflower provides 86% of your daily needs of Vitamin C , 21% Vitamin K-21% (an anti-inflammatory vitamin), and 15% Folate, a nutrient linked to brain and neurological function and formation for developing brains….
Making your own vegetable bouillon is a great thing to have on hand to flavor rice and soups. It makes all the difference in weeknight rice and lentil dishes. Store bought bouillon has preservatives in it, and its freshness is lost as it sits unrefrigerated on a shelf. This bouillon is made using any collection…