One of the great things about winter squash is that it keeps for a long time without any care other than storing it in a cool place. I’ve got a handful of butternut and spaghetti squash in my laundry room–since it seems to be the coolest room in the house right now. The other night…
Category: Recipes
Vegetable Stock – Something From Nothing
If I were living on a farm I might feed my veggie peelings to the goats or the hogs. If we didn’t live in bear country, or if it wasn’t the middle of winter, I might toss them in the compost bin. Instead I save my scraps to feed my worms and they, in turn,…
Granola
When we moved into our new home last year we were blessed to have my husband’s brother and his wife come and help us. Andrea, I learned, is a kitchen organizer extraordinaire and I think of her often when I reach for something in one of my kitchen cabinets or drawers that is stored in…
Turkey Soup Time!
I’ve cooked a lot of turkeys over the course of my life and the carcass of every one of them has ended up in a soup pot. Now that Christmas is behind us and we’ve had (more than) our fill of turkey leftovers it’s time to repeat the tradition. This year our son provided a…
Canning – Cranberry Jelly
I don’t know about you but I’m finding it hard to believe that it’s Christmas week already. Tomorrow we will celebrate with part of our family, then on Christmas Eve day the rest of the crew arrives to spend Christmas with us. It’s a special year, and the first time in seven years that we…