Category: food
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from the garden, from the market, to the shelf
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My days over the past few weeks (when not traveling, that is) have been filled with food preservation. The shelves are slowly, but steadily filling with jars of tomatoes, corn,…
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for crisp mornings
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The end of my summer vacation will soon be coming to a close and over the past week I’ve started to feel the pull of routine calling my name. During…
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basil pesto
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Herbs have been making their way into the kitchen in fistfuls and basketfuls over the past several weeks. My first batch of oregano has been dried, crushed, and stored away…
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fermented cucumbers and jalapeños
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You know that team building game that people sometimes play where you have to choose what two foods you would want to live on for the rest of your life…
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spruced up and dandy gimlet
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Well, as promised, I put all those spruce tips to work and came up with this lovely little spring cocktail! I was even able to incorporate the Citrus Spiced Dandelion…
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spruce tip creations
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Some days are meant for little surprises. Yesterday was such a day. With rain lightly falling all morning and gloomy clouds hanging around, I was in need of a bit…
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the best kind of weekend
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This weekend was filled with some of my favorite things. Nothing extravagant, just simple things that revolved around home and family. We had a bonfire, good food, good drinks, a…
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sleepy time tea
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As I mentioned back in February, I’ve been diving into the world of herbs! I’ve learned so much over the past couple months, yet still have so much to learn!…
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reusable living :: lunches
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A couple weeks ago I started a new series entitled “Reusable Living.” We live in such a disposable society, I thought it would be interesting to share some of the…
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pretty eggs
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Having our very own chicken eggs during Easter, obviously meant that we needed to make our very own naturally dyed Easter eggs. And so that is exactly what we did!…