Swiss Chard Is The New Spinach
As I mentioned yesterday, I recently picked some Swiss Chard from my garden to blanch and freeze for using in soups and such this winter. It’s a really quick process- not unlike...
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The Last Of The Beets, And Some Chard
There should really be a warning label on beets. Yesterday I began the long task of putting the garden to bed for the season. We had two nights of frost this past...
Delicious Dinner Rolls!
A week or so ago I was perusing some of my favorite blogs when I saw that Michelle’s menu plan included an oatmeal dinner roll. Oatmeal Pan Rolls to be specific. I...
Chef Ramsey Would Have Kicked Me Out…
So when a friend called and asked if we wanted some fresh salmon, of course we said yes. What we didn’t expect was this: A whole fish. Nearly three feet long. I...
Revisiting An Old Favorite
You know that moment in time where you realize that your daughter seems to all-the-sudden outgrow some clothing? Then you notice that she is cleaning her plate at every meal? And asking...
A Fantastic Turkey Meatball!
I hope you can stand two ground meat posts in a row. That had not been my original intention this week, but the apple bars I made were only okay, and not...
Playing Around With Budget Cooking
It’s the time of year for us where we really begin to hunker down. Andy is in the construction business, and when we’re under several feet of snow for several months of...
The Best Use For Eggplant…That I Know Of
I’m just not totally in love with eggplant. I like it okay… it’s done a good job for me in stir frys and roasted vegetable dishes. Regular supermarket eggplant you can keep,...
Carrots To Clamor For
After spending all that time processing carrots a week ago, I decided that I was in the mood to do something with carrots for dinner. The problem is that there are only...
Finally! Red Gold!
Yesterday I went out to the garden to pick tomatoes. I’ve been doing that about every other day these days, and each time I’ve been getting a decent sized harvest of tomatoes. ...
We Have A Winner!
I had this post planned as I baked away this morning. I had found two recipes for apple bread which sounded promising. The first one that went in was a basic apple...
Looking For An Apple Quick Bread
Do you know of one? That actually tastes good? Last night I made an apple bread that had high reviews on a recipe site… okay, first of all, mixed as written, I...