Neuroscientist + Curious Mind + Passionate Maker
It was one of those last minute things that ended up being both awesome and horrible. I was at work when I saw Petersen Family Farm's post that they had 25 pound boxes of concord grapes now available in their farm shop. I was distraught, because I was at work late that day and had... Continue Reading →
I bought a bag of plums this week from Allred Orchards. I wanted to try a small batch recipe of plum jam just to see how it would turn out and taste. It was hard not to just eat all the plums, but I managed to make jam before they were all gone. I've been... Continue Reading →
For the past several years, I have been canning whole tomatoes for when winter rolls around and I'm craving tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches or stew. Canning tomatoes is easy, super easy and the tomatoes taste way better than anything you get from the store. We get our Roma tomatoes from Chavez Farms and... Continue Reading →
It is peak melon season now in Utah. Luckily, we've been able to grab fresh melons at our local grocery store where the melons are sourced from Hurricane, UT. But there's also a melon stand at the Downtown Farmer's Market that we buy from as well. I've been eating a melon a day it seems... Continue Reading →
I'm always looking for new recipes to enjoy during the dark days of winter. I think a good meal would be spaghetti with marinara sauce. I could never bring myself to purchase store-bought tomato sauce, but making my own canned tomato sauce seems more exciting. I thought I would make marinara sauce, but that's rather... Continue Reading →
For the first time, we are canning our own corn using fresh Utah corn on the cob. This year we decided to use Petersen Family Farms corn, a local farm in Riverton. It probably isn't the cheapest corn, but we were able to purchase 7 cobs for $2.50. You can get a lot of canned... Continue Reading →
It is peach season in Utah and I'm still experimenting with making the best peach jam ever! I've recently started using weight to determine the amount of sugar to add to jam recipes instead of cup measurements. For fruits like apricots, peaches, and sweet cherries, I've been measuring the weight of the processed fruit in... Continue Reading →
I have a 10-tray food dehydrator so I was able to really load it up with fruit, 25 pounds to be exact. After grabbing a bushel of apricots from a family in Riverdale for $25 / bushel, I made jam and dried some apricots. Here's the lovely recipe for homemade dried apricots.
I have used KSL classified ads to find local fruit and veggies. Right now apricots are out in full force! I found a family in Riverdale selling apricots for $25 / bushel (about 40 pounds). I was able to make this recipe twice and then dried the rest. This recipe turned out really great.
Not sure why I've missed fresh peas from Petersen Family Farms in past years, but I'm so happy to know about them this year. We were able to grab 10 pounds of shelled peas for $3 / pound. This was an awesome deal! From those 10 pounds, we canned 17 - 18 pint jars. The... Continue Reading →
Over the past year, I have caught and eaten a lot of trout and have improved my methods for cooking and eating during that time. The trout we catch here in the high mountain lakes of Utah are smaller. At first, we tried skinning, deboning, and filleting the trout only to end up with a... Continue Reading →
I've never been able to manage the awkwardness of bringing a fruit crisp to a party or gathering. Serving always seems like a challenge and usually it all ends in a disaster. I recently stumbled across a great idea that makes the convenience of a fruit crisp even better, serving it in individual mason jars.... Continue Reading →
