Let Them Eat Figs
My favorite summer fruit has come into season: figs! There is a large fig tree near our house on an
Egg Recipes: Cowboy Hash
This is the first of a series of posts intended to share recipes I enjoy that call for lots of
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cooking, egg recipes, harvestHarvesting January
Everything outside is either dead or sleeping (well, except the chickens of course), but we are nowhere near empty here
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canning, cooking, farmers market, food forest, food preservation, harvest, locavore, modern homesteading, recipesThe Best Cracker
Nothing ruins fabulous cheese like a bad cracker or toast. The cracker flavor can overpower and distract from the cheese
Zimtsterne Cookies
Some friends held their annual German Beer Party last weekend, so to get in the spirit I made some German
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cooking, recipesLast Canning
Our poor, decrepit car finally went to the big junkyard in the sky, but that didn’t stop me from picking
Pear Chutney = Sweet Piece of Heaven
The only chutney I have ever really used has been store bought. I thought it was okay, but nothing to
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canning, cooking, food preservation, harvest, recipesAsian Pear Butter Success
There has been successful canning at my house! About a week ago I mentioned the pear butter I had attempted
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canning, cooking, food preservation, harvest, recipesBuying 1/4 of a Cow
Typically we are selective about where we purchase our beef. This isn’t meant to come across as a lecture to
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cooking, farmers market, locavoreOverrun with Asian Pears
When my mother was looking for a new house several years ago, one of the many things she wanted was
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cooking, food preservation, harvest, modern homesteading