Category: kitchen
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stocking-up on squash
View fullsize It’s that time! The winter squash are coming in and I love it! There’s nothing quite like filling the basement pantry shelves with food that needs absolutely no…
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soup…for later
Hello, friends! It’s been so long since I’ve posted and I’ve been missing this space–and missing the regular creating that normally happens in my house. My kitchen and house are…
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chicken happenings
View fullsize I’ve been thoroughly enjoying this sight this past week! An egg dish filled with eggs…from my backyard!! Yay! We now have two chickens laying — Chicken and Trudy.…
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making dirt
Composting! I love it! I first became actively interested in composting when I read Zero Waste Home by Bea Johnson. I was impressed and inspired by how her family is…
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summer squash & oatmeal muffins
Last week I decided to experiment with using summer squash, rather than zucchini, to bake with. Up at my dad’s house this summer, we planted a decent sized plot of…
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putting up summer’s goodness
View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize The past week has been filled with quite a bit of canning and preserving!…
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pickles, please
My favorite food is pickles. That’s what I say whenever I play those silly icebreaker games when you have to tell people your favorite food as a way of somehow…
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strawberry mint deliciousness
With the plethora of strawberries that have been in my kitchen over the past week, I’ve found myself experimenting with a few creations. This is one such creation that I…
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drying herbs
Last summer I grew several different types of herbs on my deck. My garden was new to me and I wasn’t sure if I wanted to put the herbs in…
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strawberries, and more strawberries
View fullsize View fullsize On Wednesday morn, my dear friend Amy and I stole away and picked some of the last strawberries of the season up at Berry Hill Farm.…