Recipes

The internet is a funny thing, resource, time sink, abyss of knowledge – useful and otherwise, and (re-) connector of people.

It’s this last one that I’m …
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There is frost on the garden and the Brussels Sprouts love it.

The word is they sweeten up after being kissed by the cold. All I know is they …
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When I pulled in the harvest, it included 7+ lbs of green tomatoes.  Last Sunday I was motivated to use them and not have them go to waste.  So I was digging …
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In the midst of canning the abundance of produce in the pressure canner, and running out to find some Asafoetida I came across a big beautiful pile of garlic at one of …
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Actually, for me to be in a pickle is a good thing!

If you have been following along you know I like pickles, pickled cucumber, chillies, tomatoes, giardiniera. All these …
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Late last week the weather forecast was for an overnight frost. That’s a few days early for these parts, but as gardeners – you work with what nature gives you. What she …
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I was looking for a way to use the beautiful little eggplants I picked recently. The end of the growing season approaches and the glut of vegetables begs to be …
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Remember those pickled cherry tomatoes from what seems way back when?  I said I planned on using them in a warm tomato vinaigrette so here we are.

Today we have a …
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Inspired by this beautiful basket of late season produce, I decided to make a pot pie. Who doesn’t love breaking through a crisp buttery crust to reveal a steaming treasure …
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