Mango Chili Sauce
Tomatoes, tomatoes, tomatoes. Are you guys sick of reading all the things we canned with them? The end is in sight. We can almost see the finish line. For lots of you tomato season is nearing to an...
View ArticleSourdough Starter
For naturally leavened bread this sourdough starter will replace commercial yeast in your bread recipes. It can be difficult to get going and we failed the first three times but patience and...
View ArticleThe Country Loaf
Bread is an integral part of everyday life around this home. This bread used for toast is enough to get me started in the morning but you can’t forget all of its’ other important uses; sandwiches,...
View ArticleEat’n Up ~ Lasagna
While the wind howls and blows bringing what feels like winter with every breath, Matt gets busy in the kitchen preparing my favorite “comfort” food, lasagna. The wood stove is packed full of logs and...
View ArticleChicken Stock
I had great intentions of writing about all our kitchen creations while I was away helping my sister. However, even the best set plans can be turned upside down when you are preoccupied with enjoying...
View ArticleTomatillo Chicken Soup
We are days away from Christmas and I know I should be posting about baking tasty cookies that ooze homemade jam or the best way to decorate your jars for gift giving or even providing you all with...
View ArticleRoot Vegetable Soup
This is our 200th post. Wow! Really? Yup. Hard to believe!?! Especially, since I’m not able to bring a meal together and Matt does all of our cooking. However, when it comes to preserving the...
View ArticleEat’n Up ~ Strawberry Rhubarb Pie
While some may feel the approach of spring, our grass and gardens are still below several feet of snow. Yuck! And, those constant grey skies looming over head are starting to wear on my nerves. Even...
View ArticleGarlic Scapes
It’s that time of year again and the garlic scapes need to be harvested, pickled, jarred, blanched and frozen for later consumption. Over the weekend, we trimmed about 9lbs of garlic scapes from...
View ArticleTime to get Saucy!
I’m always fairly saucy as most of my friends will a test but today I’m talking about saucing tomatoes! For most of you, tomato season is either well under way or maybe even drawing to a close but for...
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