It’s soup season!
As the temperatures fall, I start to crave warm beverages and soups, stews, chilis … you get the idea. So I thought it would be fun to pull together some of my favorite soup recipes. I quit buying canned soups … Read More
recipes
Can you tell the difference between edible and poisonous berries?
by Janie Hynson I recently met Helen Yoest who is an expert edible and waterwise gardener, garden stylist, and particularly an advocate for creating pollinator-friendly backyards. Lucky for me, I live in the same city as Helen so have been … Read More
Buckwheat Zucchini Fritters
If you have a garden and you planted zucchini, there’s a good chance that you have more than you know what to do with. So, I thought I’d share one of my favorite zucchini recipes with you. We started making … Read More
Celebrating summertime with the best varieties of tomatoes
Reading Epic Tomatoes by Craig LeHoullier took me back to my childhood and enjoying tomato sandwiches with my grandfather during the summertime. Though I’ve reviewed many books this year, this is one of the most delightful perhaps because of the many delicious-looking photos, … Read More
What’s So Bad About lard?
For most of the twentieth century, people believed that lard was indigestible and unhealthy. They mistakenly believed that eating foods that contained cholesterol would raise your cholesterol, which would lead to heart disease. We now know that all the above … Read More
Homegrown Pork: Learn to raise ‘the Einsteins of the farm animal world’
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. As I’m getting started with pigs, I was happy to discover Homegrown Pork: Humane, Healthful Techniques for Raising a Pig for Food by Sue Weaver, and I can’t imagine a more comprehensive … Read More
Making kombucha
When I wrote the second edition of Homegrown and Handmade, I just could not let the book get reprinted again without adding all of the things that I wished I had put in the first one — like making maple … Read More
Make Caramel Coffee Creamer
Until I was in my 30s, I was never a coffee drinker, but it started with coffee ice cream. Then I moved up to those super sugary, flavored coffee drinks. Then I started making coffee at home and buying the … Read More
Make cream soup from scratch
Baby, it’s cold outside, and one of the best things for warming up on a cold day is a bowl of hot soup. For many people this means grabbing a can from the pantry, but there are plenty of good … Read More
Making turkey bone broth
Have you ever made turkey bone broth? Like many Americans, after cutting all the meat off our Thanksgiving turkey, we used to throw the bones in the trash. It breaks my heart now thinking of all the lost cups of … Read More
