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…
In my early twenties, I went through a period of time in which I felt it necessary to accumulate as many books as possible. Poetry, recipes, novels, you name it, I probably had it. I joined pretty much every book club out there and spent ridiculous amounts of money on…
What do you get when you take carrots and potatoes from the garden, onions, a bit of buffalo stew meat and some beef stock? The best stew ever! Well…at least one of the best stews ever 😉 Unfortunately, as happens most days, we didn’t do any measurements on anything…just browned…
Ravioli is one of those foods that I have always loved, but rarely eat because it is so freakin’ expensive to buy! Luckily for me, Tool Lady decided several months ago to try out making it at home. We’ve experimented with a few different recipes and are experimenting still, but…
Alright, it’s time to talk about losing my canning virginity…Mostly so I can give you the link to the magic in a jar! So, I recently saw this recipe on the fantastic blog Food in Jars and knew, that since we have so many yellow taxi tomatoes laying around, that I…
What do you do with an over-abundance of tomatoes, squash, potatoes and basil? Grab a pan (a lasagna pan works nicely) and sprinkle a bit of olive oil in the bottom. Then, slice everything up, add some tofu for your protein punch, layer it up, sprinkle some more olive oil…
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…