My journey of cooking, gardening, preserving and more
The second the weather starts to cool off, I kick into comfort food mode. I love making braised dishes and soups in the fall and winter, don’t you? Beef brisket with root veggies in a tomato and red wine sauce is a perfect recipe to …
If you’ve been following my adventure in growing a ghost chili plant, then you know I’ve been at this for a while. I started our ghost chili plant indoors in February and it has taken this long to achieve one little pepper. The plant is …
What? You don’t like Brussels sprouts? How can you not love them? If the only way you’ve ever had Brussels sprouts is from a frozen package and then boiled to death, I’d like to think you’re in for a treat. But the reality is, some …
I do a lot of canning but Sunday was my first attempt at canning tomatillo salsa. Last year I roasted them and then froze them, but we have such an overload this year that I thought canning them was a longer lasting solution. It came …
Zucchini bread is a must-make for me come the end of summer. It’s a great way to use some of my zucchini overload and, bonus, it freezes really well. This comes in handy when the days are cold and I’m craving some. Zucchini Bread Recipe …
If you grow green beans, you know how quickly they can overwhelm you with their bounty. Here’s one of my go-to, easy ways to serve them. Did I mention this is really, really easy? Sesame Green Bean Salad Recipe Take a couple of cups of …
Just a quick update on my ghost chili pepper plant. Here’s what it looked like at the end of May: And here’s what it looks like now, in mid-July: It’s gotten quite a bit bigger, but still no ghost peppers. Stay tuned!