Renee 3.0
I celebrated my 30th birthday this past weekend on the Oregon Coast, surrounded by good friends. It was so much […]
Welcome Fall
It doesn’t feel like Fall today, and yet today it officially begins. The temperature is suppose to climb to the
How to Kill a Chicken
***Warning: This is a pretty graphic post about how to butcher a chicken, complete with pictures and lots of description.
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backyard livestock, chickensTomato Sauce = Fail
My eyes are still wet with tears and I can’t believe I am making myself write this post. I had
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canning, food preservation, rant, tomatoesEndless Squash
So much summer squash… so much zucchini… so many patty pans… Saturday was a really raining morning, the kind I
Canning Season
Canning season has begun at my house, although I was trying to hold off until later in the month to
Zucchini Parmigiana
My buddy Harper was telling me about his recipe for zucchini parmigiana, which is basically an eggplant parmigiana but using
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cooking, harvest, recipesModest Harvest
I would use the term “grazing” to describe the way I have been eating this past week. That is how
Beet Leaves
You can enjoy your beets before they are even big enough to pull from the ground. Their leaves are really
Plum Bread Extraordinaire
I am beginning to think Eugene, Oregon, may in fact be the plum capital of the world. It seems there
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cooking, harvest, recipes