Pruning of fruit trees in early spring, pre-blossom, yields green growth sprouting cherries, plums and pears. Tomato plantings take off after night frost danger has passed. Big beef, early girl and brandy wine varieties chosen for their larger fruits to be sliced and roasted for… Read More
This a handy index for best preservation methods for your given goods. Listed and linked are the foods that fill our needs through the cold months, foods we’ve been able to grow or gather as a family that were left over. Some foods I had… Read More
Jams from fall still stock the pantry, and this recipe utilizes any to satisfaction. Aside from grill glazes and jam on bread, food creativity with tasty preserves can grow to be a challenge by spring. This recipe makes jam or jelly canning in the autumn… Read More
Squash bisque: divine to taste, huge on vitamin content and a winner for a crowd. This recipe is designed after creating several versions through the years, much back research of comparative online recipes, and a combining of the best of several with elimination of easy mistakes,… Read More
Loading up the truck with kids and food in the market parking-lot, I turned to a friendly voice behind us asking, “would you like some apples?” The man was one I had seen in the community for years who always had a smile and a nod,… Read More
Rhubarb chopped and frozen from last year’s harvest comes out for its regular rave reviews in this delicious anytime, anywhere recipe. Though one might rightly argue that crisp is designed to be a desert, with sugar content really rather low for treat terms and fruit and oats… Read More
Roasted pine nuts, fresh herbs, crunchy greens and sweet caramelized onion round out delectable protein packed farro grain in this recipe that doubles as a side or one pot meal. Friends at Bluebird Grain Farms grow the ancient organic grain emmer farro locally in our high mountain… Read More
Deer populate our Methow Valley year round, with whitetail and mule deer as common as robins. Houdini deer scale our garden fences and shed roofs in summer, then in autumn provide a staple meat for many families, and we’re fortunate to have ample venison from… Read More
Improvisation and children’s love of garden to table food come together to create and name this soup. After an improv in the kitchen last winter and an earning of the title “triple A” from my daughter, we made a second version together this week with the same rave reviews.… Read More
Morning muffins with tangy barb, so easy, so tasty, and they are a joy to make. Speaking on that sentiment, The Joy of Cooking’s opening quote affirms precisely how I feel while baking and writing: “Joy’s soul lies in the doing.” ~ William Shakespeare When the children and… Read More
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