i'm supposed to be getting chrysanthemum leaves in my csa bin tomorrow. this post couldn't have come at a better time! looking forward to trying them out.
i spent a summer in russia many years ago and learned to love sweetened condensed milk in my tea, as well as on bread and just about anything else i could pour it onto! the tea, also called chai in...
anyone ever done fire roasted tomatoes and preserved them? i usually buy them from Muir Glen, but i'd really like to do them myself. they have such a great flavor.
i wish i liked everything really. i don't think of myself as a picky eater, but there are some key ingredients that i really don't like (cilantro, ginger, fennel) that seem to be in lots of food. a...
we were at sears last weekend checking out freezers. we'd have to keep ours in the carport outside, but i think it would still be wonderful for buying meat in bulk and freezing yummy summer produce.
i made these for our 4th of july bbq. my husband took a heart shaped cookie cutter and refashioned it into a spoon shape. i wasn't about to trace each one off of a paper template. the cookies are r...
my aunt gave me a jar of homemade tayberry jam a couple of years ago for christmas. it was amazing! it tasted like the quintessential berry jam, without tasting like any particular berry. i wish i ...
my mom had something similar, but she called it a hutch. it was the same size, but didn't have doors. it had shelving, a couple of drawers and a pull out cutting board. it was from the 1900's.
this weekend we'll be breaking in the new bbq accessories my husband got for his b day last week. tonight we'll be making a pork tenderloin (still haven't decided which rub to use) and spinach in a...
i have an old KA mixer from 1950. i got it at an estate sale and it came with a box of attachments, including the juicer. i love it! i don't use it if i'm just juicing one lemon or lime, but i love...
i live in portland, or and we have many neighborhood markets! i mainly to go the largest one which is at PSU on saturday mornings, but there are also markets on sunday, wednesday, and thursday arou...
i picked up our first csa bin of the season yesterday, so i'm working with those delicious treats for the week. tonight i'm making a farfalle pasta dish with sausage from the farmers' market and ga...
i get there within 10 minutes of opening. there's less people, better selection, and better parking. i go alone, go to a few tried and true stands, and leave.
oh, and eat breakfast before yo...
we have homemade pizza at least once a week. i use the cooks' illustrated recipe for crust. it makes three crusts, so i use one and freeze the other two.
the sauce i make is super simple. i ...
this is my first year of gardening!
i am growing lettuce, chard, and spinach in pots. i have zucchini that sprouted last week. i have a couple herb pots with thyme, basil, dill, winter savor...
this is our first year living in a place that allows us to have a bbq. it is sooo wonderful! we've been grilling as much as the weather will allow. last sunday we had success with our first attempt...
we have been going bbq nuts! this is our first year not living in an apartment, so we've been grilling every chance we get. friday we we grilled chicken breasts with bbq sauce and corn on the cob w...
i tried out this recipe last night and it did not disappoint! last summer we were at a bbq where korean short ribs were served and we've been wanting more ever since. we were even able to find flan...
a few weeks ago we had our first bbq of the season and i broke out the cuisinart to make a mixed berry sorbet. as soon as the strawberries are in season here i'll be making strawberry ice cream. co...
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i'm supposed to be getting chrysanthemum leaves in my csa bin tomorrow. this post couldn't have come at a better time! looking forward to trying them out.
i spent a summer in russia many years ago and learned to love sweetened condensed milk in my tea, as well as on bread and just about anything else i could pour it onto! the tea, also called chai in...
anyone ever done fire roasted tomatoes and preserved them? i usually buy them from Muir Glen, but i'd really like to do them myself. they have such a great flavor.
i wish i liked everything really. i don't think of myself as a picky eater, but there are some key ingredients that i really don't like (cilantro, ginger, fennel) that seem to be in lots of food. a...
we were at sears last weekend checking out freezers. we'd have to keep ours in the carport outside, but i think it would still be wonderful for buying meat in bulk and freezing yummy summer produce.
i made these for our 4th of july bbq. my husband took a heart shaped cookie cutter and refashioned it into a spoon shape. i wasn't about to trace each one off of a paper template. the cookies are r...
my aunt gave me a jar of homemade tayberry jam a couple of years ago for christmas. it was amazing! it tasted like the quintessential berry jam, without tasting like any particular berry. i wish i ...
my mom had something similar, but she called it a hutch. it was the same size, but didn't have doors. it had shelving, a couple of drawers and a pull out cutting board. it was from the 1900's.
this weekend we'll be breaking in the new bbq accessories my husband got for his b day last week. tonight we'll be making a pork tenderloin (still haven't decided which rub to use) and spinach in a...
i have an old KA mixer from 1950. i got it at an estate sale and it came with a box of attachments, including the juicer. i love it! i don't use it if i'm just juicing one lemon or lime, but i love...
i live in portland, or and we have many neighborhood markets! i mainly to go the largest one which is at PSU on saturday mornings, but there are also markets on sunday, wednesday, and thursday arou...
i picked up our first csa bin of the season yesterday, so i'm working with those delicious treats for the week. tonight i'm making a farfalle pasta dish with sausage from the farmers' market and ga...
i get there within 10 minutes of opening. there's less people, better selection, and better parking. i go alone, go to a few tried and true stands, and leave. oh, and eat breakfast before yo...
we have homemade pizza at least once a week. i use the cooks' illustrated recipe for crust. it makes three crusts, so i use one and freeze the other two. the sauce i make is super simple. i ...
i just had the first batch off our plants here in portland, or. so tasty in our salads...
this is my first year of gardening! i am growing lettuce, chard, and spinach in pots. i have zucchini that sprouted last week. i have a couple herb pots with thyme, basil, dill, winter savor...
this is our first year living in a place that allows us to have a bbq. it is sooo wonderful! we've been grilling as much as the weather will allow. last sunday we had success with our first attempt...
we have been going bbq nuts! this is our first year not living in an apartment, so we've been grilling every chance we get. friday we we grilled chicken breasts with bbq sauce and corn on the cob w...
i tried out this recipe last night and it did not disappoint! last summer we were at a bbq where korean short ribs were served and we've been wanting more ever since. we were even able to find flan...
a few weeks ago we had our first bbq of the season and i broke out the cuisinart to make a mixed berry sorbet. as soon as the strawberries are in season here i'll be making strawberry ice cream. co...