We have a living room full of squashes and pumpkins so I’m always interested in new squash recipes. Well, over at Fresh Local and Best I found the brilliant idea of butternut squash oven fries. Rather than using that recipe (the kids don’t enjoy olive oil), I just adapted our regular oven fries recipe. Here’s […]
Kitchen
Making Sauerkraut
Sauerkraut is something you either love or hate. If you love it, you know how special it can be, especially if it is home-grown, homemade, and organic. We have made sauerkraut for quite a few years now, and it has always been delicious. This is a very simple recipe as long as you’re careful about […]
Mixin’ Up Some Remedies and Cookin’ Healthy Foods
One of my winter projects is to learn more about home remedies. We use some simple ones already: garlic for colds and flus, water for headaches, raspberry leaves for cramps, and calcium and magnesium as a mild painkiller. This winter, however, I plan to learn a bit more using Herbal Nurturing by Michele Augur. […]
Now, to Eat It All!
We’ve been so blessed with our abundant harvest! What’s more, this year I’ve even had the energy to preserve it, with the children’s help. All that’s left are odds and ends like kale, New Zealand spinach, and perhaps beets if we don’t eat them all before the ground freezes. Now comes the next challenge: eating it all. […]