Since we may have frost in our little valley tomorrow night, and since our garden tomatoes and peppers are late, we bought 75 lbs of tomatoes and half a bushel of peppers. They are now in the freezer, and we are tired but happy.
Kitchen
Review: Cooked by Michael Pollan
For the past few weeks I have been savoring Michael Pollan’s Cooked, page by fascinating page. Pollan, a slightly eccentric barbequing, braising, baking, fermenting wordsmith, has not only researched and tried many of the traditional practices our family enjoys, but has written about them in magnificent prose. From real Southern barbeque to the perfect loaf […]
Review: Mennonite Girls Can Cook Celebrations
When I accepted this review opportunity I knew nothing about Mennonite Girls Can Cook. I was, however, totally captivated by the book’s cover and hoped for the best as far as the contents went. Well, it was a great choice. The contents of the book are as beautiful as its cover: recipes, people, table settings, […]
Review: A Farmer’s Daughter by Dawn Stoltzfus
Since I have celiac disease, I rarely pick up a mainstream cookbook, but A Farmer’s Daughter was irresistible. You see, it’s about real, yummy, please-your-family food. What else would a Mennonite dairy farmer’s daughter (and former owner of The Farmer’s Wife market) write about? A Farmer’s Daughter: Recipes from a Mennonite Kitchen is full of […]