Category: recipes
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Raspberry infused goodness
I remember images from long ago of large groups of people celebrating in a massive hall of a castle. Whether it was a holiday or a victory or some other important event it always centered around a table laden with food. The centerpiece of that table would be a large platter with a whole roast…
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Another year
….of canning fig preserves came to a close today. I managed 50.5 pints preserves and 6 pint syrup as the final total. That’s a couple pints short from last year but I still have 6 of those pints left so there are plenty. I’m just not certain we will get a second harvest to share…
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Anatomy of fig canning
Today was extremely long, busy, and productive. I can say I’m officially tired! I started the canning process for fig preserves around 10 this morning after harvesting another 10 cups to add to the 54 cups I already had. So 64 cups of figs were hand processed today by Lil ole ME. So very glad…
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Nutrition fast and delicious
I’ll never understand why people prefer packaged processed food over fresh home-cooked. I see absolutely no advantages and this comes from someone who raised and cooked regularly for a family of four. We had active schedules with band, cross country track, ballet, karate for the two children on top of simply living an active family…
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YES! We can have shortbread!
My Scot DNA is doing the happy dance! I found this recipe and have been eager to try it. I make my own oat flour but this creator specifically states to use fine ground because the courser home ground makes the final product texture different than expected in shortbread. While I couldn’t find the suggested…
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Harvest Multitasking
Today was grocery day since the rain held off. I’m in process of filling the freezer for this winter when ever I find a good deal. I lucked up on a basket of stringless green beans for $6 at the little veggie stand. I’ll have to make another run for more at that price before…
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Waste not, want not
I was raised knowing you never waste things. If it could be repaired, it was repaired. We got creative with left overs if there were any. With the cost of everything, especially food so insanely high right now, that sentiment is even more important. I’ve had the stems of a couple brocolli heads in the…
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Yogurt pancakes!
No photos tonight. I didn’t think about it until the meal had been consumed. It has been a rushed crazy day and I had to throw something together for dinner fairly quickly. I was feeling the need for simple fiber and there was plain Greek yogurt in the fridge in need of being used soon.…
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Who doesn’t Love asparagus!
I have grown a lot of fruits and vegetables in my lifetime. One I never have tried is asparagus simply because it takes three years to produce. I was too busy feeding a growing family to wait that long for a crop. Now that I’m a long time empty nester, I am overrun with wild…
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Healthy fish choices
I have always loved fish of all varieties. Must be in my Scot, Irish and British genes. Having been raised in a land locked area with many a river rat cousin, aunts and uncles, river catch was a norm with all types of fried fish served up for dinner. Catfish, brim, bass…. what ever came…
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