Food

I told you a couple of days ago that we were being inundated with cabbage from our CSA…well it continues! And today I made a homemade red cabbage salad — a variation on this recipe — that was too good not to share with you. Red Cabbage Salad ~ A Recipe Ingredients -1 head red …

Our CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) farmer — I love you Tonopah Rob — is experiencing what seems to be a bumper crop of cabbage this season and we have been inundated with the sweetest, most delicious tasting cabbage ever! In our efforts to eat seasonally and store as much as possible, I have been learning new and old ways on how …

Come spring I crave green! But even before the garden starts to offer fresh veggies, the earth is producing edible, nutritious, and wild weeds. They’re only available for a short time, so be sure and gather as many delicious spring greens — all free for the taking. A Recipe for Wild Weed Pesto There are many ways to enjoy …

We have family in town visiting us this week, and I am in the kitchen busy preparing for our guests! Providing nutritious, seasonal foods for my family is something that I take great pride in…and visitors are treated no differently. In wishing to welcome them — after their long day of traveling — with a …

Dear Andrea, I need to understand what items should always be in the pantry. Do you have a suggested items list? -Shelly in Canada I definitely wasn’t ready for the response that was received earlier in the week when I published my thoughts on meal planning and keeping a stocked pantry! So many of you are discovering the freedom, …

Keeping a well-stocked pantry is an common homemaking practice that is, unfortunately, at risk of being lost in many homes today. You see, for generations upon generations families’ have understood the importance of buying and storing food when it’s on sale and during the peak of harvest. They didn’t do it necessarily based on a …