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UPDATE (August 15, 2014): In my efforts to preserve the harvest, I froze apricots and cherries hoping I could make apricot and cherry crisp later in the year. For the apricots, I simply washed them and sliced them in half to remove the pit. I froze them initially on cookie sheets in my freezer, similar to... Continue Reading →
If I see another zucchini, it’ll be all too soon. One zucchini plant is crazy prolific. You wouldn’t believe the insane quantities and size of the vegetables it gives forth. At some point, you are just left standing in your garden laughing uncontrollably out of wonder and amusement. There is definitely no shortage of recipes... Continue Reading →
UPDATE (July 24, 2014): It's that time of year again when the garden is producing more basil and tomatoes than one can possibly eat! This week we received a bag of fresh basil in our CSA and I wanted to try an experiment. If I added basil to my Cuisinart when I was mixing my pasta dough together,... Continue Reading →
Life’s pretty good when one of your biggest problems is that your kitchen is overrun with fresh fruit and vegetables. It seems to happen to me each year during the summer. I’m completely overwhelmed with having to eat, preserve, store, etc. everything in my kitchen. Letting food rot to be thrown in the trash can... Continue Reading →
Here’s a practical and easy technique for preserving green beans from your garden. This entire post is going to be one long pro-tip on how to pressure can your green beans, so you can enjoy them throughout the year. If you go back and look at my first post about preserving the harvest (see here),... Continue Reading →
Ha ha I’m going to gross you out! Do you know how maraschino cherries are actually made? Take a light-colored sweet cherry, like the Rainier cherry, and soak them in a sulfur dioxide and calcium chloride mixture to bleach the fruit. Sulfur dioxide if inhaled or ingested will cause breathing difficulty and eventually with enough... Continue Reading →
Since making this recipe back in April, I finally opened a jar for the first time this week in June. It was so fantastic and delicious. I've had mango chutneys that were super sweet. I've had mango chutneys that were super spicy and others too salty. This chutney was the perfect balance of sweet, sour,... Continue Reading →
As I sit here writing this post, I’m enjoying a slice of the rhubarb crisp. This is probably some of the best rhubarb I’ve ever eaten. I found my local supplier by typing “rhubarb” into the local newspaper classified ad section. As a technology junky, I never thought about local households posting their garden excesses... Continue Reading →
The race is on. Can I keep up with the summer fruits and vegetables? I’m having a hard time prioritizing anything and I’m overwhelmed with everything I want to do this summer. Luckily, picking sweet cherries and canning them only took a day. I was worried it was going to turn into a long ordeal.... Continue Reading →
Most morning I enjoy nothing more than toast and jam, but it's nice to have a treat now and again. I love baking ginger cream scones, because the recipe is so easy and the scones just melt in your mouth. I suggest serving your scones with some fruit jam, clotted cream, or lemon curd, and you've... Continue Reading →
If you post anything about bunnies, or bun-buns, on the internet, you’ll be an instant success. So in honor of Bunday today (as all Sundays are Bundays), I am posting a homemade buns recipe, no not THAT kind of bun, but hamburger buns. I’ve made so many types of yeasted dough at this point that... Continue Reading →
This slow roasted lamb shoulder recipe again uses part of our half lamb we received from Lau Family Farms. The shoulders we received were conveniently cut in half so we didn’t have to spend two weeks trying to finish off all the meat. Also, don’t be afraid if there’s quite a bit of fat on your cut.... Continue Reading →
