Category: Food

It was a weekend of harvest and creation for us; we finally bit the bullet and bought a fruit-picker to reach those ripe round apples at the top of the tree that were tempting us, and with half of the 12 pounds harvested, I made apple butter in the crock pot. So cool to see … Continue reading “Weekend Shenanigans”

This stew has been on our weekly rotation all summer, and though I know stew is not typically a summer food, it’s something that all of us love, and uses plenty of kale, which is by now nearly shoulder-high in our garden. Also, it is very tasty and very easy on the wallet! Lentil Stew … Continue reading “Lentil Stew with Chorizo”

Our garden works in the way I imagine most gardens work in that we have hoards of cucumbers all at once, our two plants pumping out 20 pounds in a week, then an overload of tomatoes for three weeks straight, and so on. And yet I have no canning skills to speak of. Even if … Continue reading “Roasted Beets & Apples (And Using What You Have)”

You know when it’s a million degrees outside and all you want is some lemonade because it seems in your mind to be the only thing that’s going to hit the spot? We had one of those days, so Oliver suggested that we squeeze our own. And he wanted it pink.  I wish I could say … Continue reading “Raspberry Lemonade”

We are up to our ears in cucumbers around here. Not that I’m complaining… pickles, anyone? P.s.- We’re back from our amazing adventure and had a blast! I wish I could share with you the experience and any of the hundred pictures we took… but unfortunately we are sworn to secrecy and cannot risk being … Continue reading “The Land of Plenty”