For some reason, the pickling bug hit me hard this summer! Every fruit and vegetable that came through my kitchen was eligible for pickling, and most of that is because of my new pickling book, Joy of Pickling, by Linda Ziedrich. The book starts out with a Pickle Primer, going over many of the basics [...]
A few weeks ago, we received the tastiest green beans ever from our Two Small Farms veggie box, but somehow I ended up with a double portion of the beans, and we were going to be gone, so I decided to preserve them for future use. And as I cruised through my garden, I discovered [...]
Friday night, I was invited to join a group of food bloggers for dinner at the Greek Islands. Remember last week when I wrote about Inger’s Dinner Club and how it was just like being called up to the big league? Well, eating with this esteemed group of food bloggers was like being chosen to [...]
My favorite basil pesto recipe is from Marcella Hazan’s The Classic Italian Cookbook (which looks as though it is being re-released this year!). I have been making her pesto for years – my favorite is to store it in ice cube trays or little containers in the freezer and bring it out when I need [...]
Good thing too, as cherries were on sale last week. This weekend, my daughter and I pitted about 6 pounds. I am saving aside about 9 cups for 3 cherry pies later in the season. And with the rest, I will make a cherry relish for Thanksgiving. If you are looking to take advantage of [...]
Sunday I hosted my first-ever jam making workshop for three friends who were interested in learning how to make jam at home, and who were willing to put up with me for 3 hours on a hot afternoon in July! Thank you to Cameron, Shannon and Kelly for being my test subjects, I think we [...]
Last month, while galavanting in the islands on vacation, I received email from Cynthia inviting me to participate in a blogger meet-up, sponsored by Zespri Kiwifruit. Since I was out of town, I had to miss the festive event (bummer, since Biggie from Lunch in A Box was there, and Charlie Ayers of Calafia Cafe [...]
Zucchinis will soon inundate my garden (probably because between my daughter and myself, we planted about 4 zucchini plants!). So, I must be prepared. And fortunately, I found a an old family recipe in my box for Zucchini Pickles, which use four (4!) pounds of zucchini. That is like one big one. They actually sound [...]
The first of what promises to be many batches of summer squash arrived in our box this week. And sadly, it turns out my kids are not that into steamed squash with butter, my favorite preparation. I will definitely need to be creative this week! If I cannot figure it out, I might just grate [...]
Wanted to be a little lower for a different angle, but loads of construction going on. (Taken with instagram)
