Happy Independence Days everyone! With the weather still acting…well…not very winter-like, I spent a little time last weekend watering our fruit trees. The terrifying thing is that they’re already trying to bud out. Why is this terrifying? Well, because we still have a good three months of freezing and possible…
Happy Independence days everyone! Here are this weeks accomplishments… Plant something: 1 flat of greens (Sassy Salad, Micro Greens & Spinach) Yellow Taxi Tomatoes Cherokee Purple Tomatoes Roma Tomatoes Brandywine Tomatoes I’ve got visions of tomatoes dancing in my head… Harvest something: 1 oz mixed greens 15 eggs Preserve something: …
The making of Sweet Potato Banana Butter has become somewhat of a tradition in our house each fall and is absolutely heavenly on freshly baked bread. This recipe is from the book Simply Homemade Food Gifts and was requested by a friend this year who said, “You are making that butter stuff…
With the holidays right around the corner, there are a lot of food items on my list that need to be prepared! In my mid-twenties I was handed the torch of being responsible for our Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners. With that torch came the old standbys we’d always eaten, but…
Well, after a solid year of being a member of the Beneficial Farms CSA, we have decided to place our shares on “hold”, which essentially means that we’re cancelling it. We debated about this a lot over the last few months and ultimately decided that it is just time. One of…
I attempted my very first (crustless) quiche today and all in all, I am happy to report that it was a delicious success! I originally saw this idea on soulflowerfarm and was so excited to try it that I couldn’t wait for our own potatoes to be ready! So, the potatoes and…
Alright. It’s over. Let’s look at what happened, what worked and what didn’t. I started the 14 Day Pantry Challenge two weeks ago to challenge myself and my family to eat only what we had in our pantry, fridge and freezers for 2 weeks. No grocery shopping. No going out to eat.…
So…What the heck is a 14 day pantry challenge? Well, I’ve been reading a lot of blogs in my copious free time (huh?) and came across the March Pantry Challenge which was apparently inspired by this blog and this challenge. The goal is to eat what you have in your pantry, fridge and freezer for…