Frost!
We woke up this morning to find that our yard had been covered with a dusting of frost while we slept. It’s not often that it gets frosty around here, and if we do it’s usually only for a few days in January, so it …
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Aebleskiver
I’ve mentioned before that I have a real desire to make a connection with my family roots, particularly with the women and the culinary traditions they would have passed down to their daughters through the generations. Many of these were lost when my great grandparents …
Cranberry Pumpkin Muffins
I’ve been dying to try this recipe for Cranberry Pumpkin muffins from the moment I first spotted it (it’s from my newly acquired copy of The Farmhouse Cookbook by Susan Herrmann Loomis). I was not disappointed, they were a delicious way to start our day. …
Skunks and Green Tomato Mincemeat
Don’t worry, I haven’t just invented the world’s worst holiday pie. At about 2:00 this morning, I was awakened by the sound of something squealing and squawking for dear life under my bedroom window, and then the burning stench of hell itself filled the house. …
Apples, Tomatoes and Pears – Oh My!
The mother-in-law of one of the moms in my homeschool group grows organic apples in the Okanagan, and last week she apparently had a bunch that were not in good enough shape to send to market and asked my friend if she knew anyone who …
Green Tomatoes
Just when I’ve totally given up on my tomatoes, the weather turns nice again! I made a batch of Green Tomato Mincemeat a month or so ago thinking that there was no way they’d ripen any more than they already had, but our weather has …
Here Comes the Sun
Today we woke up to a crisp, foggy morning. This was the view from our living room window: The sun slowly started to make an appearance… …and then suddenly the neighborhood was bathed in light. The dew made everything shimmer. I don’t think I’ve shown …
What the…?
Can someone please tell me how this little fellow found his way to my nice clean towel that was hanging on the clothesline? It was hanging a good 10 – 15 feet above the ground! I can only assume that he spied the towel from …
Local Lovelies – Wine
I’m not exactly what one would call a wine connoisseur, but I do know what I like. I was introduced to this wine (Ehrenfelser) by my good friend Carla, who showed up on my doorstep with a bottle in hand one day, and it’s been …