I’m having a little mini-obsession with the idea of canning. It all came about in an organic kind of way. I did a Blog Love Week last year where I highlighted five of the blogs I was reading on a daily basis. One of those blogs was Small Measure, created by Ashley English. Her current… Continue Reading
Category Archives: food at home
Peas Please
I am excited! Those are my peas sprouting from the ground! If you read this blog regularly (and a big smooch, if you do), I have a food memory of peas that I’m trying to recreate this year. I was probably eight or nine and at our friends’ farm in rural Wisconsin. It was summertime… Continue Reading
Blue Collar Shiksa
Passover begins Monday and I’m thankful this year to be attending someone else’s Seder. The post below was written last year amidst planning my first Seder at home. It’s interesting to read it from my perspective now. The stress that poor girl (me!) was under feels palpable. Now I’m all “la-dee-da-dee” and relaxed. The process… Continue Reading
44 x 44 – Compost is not a dirty word
Would you like to hear about my garbage? I mean, as it relates to compost? Do you compost? If you don’t, you should! The way we do it here at the homestead turns out to be a pretty easy process. I’ll share my experience with you and claim that I’m not an expert at all.… Continue Reading
44 x 44 – Jamie Oliver
I don’t think there is anyone cooler than Jamie Oliver. I remember first seeing him on The Naked Chef in 2001 and thinking what a quirky and cheeky cook he was. His passion for fresh ingredients was infectious and he always made cooking look effortless. Like if he could do it, you could too. You… Continue Reading
44 x 44 – Check Off on the List
Just a quick check-in today on the old 44×44 goal… I have checked off one of the things one my To Do List: buy a share from a local farm! Actually, my husband called the organic farm we had seen at our local farmer’s market last year. We now have a full share in that… Continue Reading
Farmer’s Market
I was inspired by Kelly at one of my favorite blogs, eat make read, to check out a new farmer’s market in my area. Kelly does a whole Market Week where she will buy food only from the farmer’s market (or farm stand or from a garden) and create five meals using only flour, oil… Continue Reading