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A blog about things I love food, friends, herbs, cooking, recipes, life. I am a former chef and cooking teacher. And hope to open my own herb shop soon.
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Ive made this on and off thru the years, they are pretty good. BREAD AND BUTTER PICKLES 8lbs. cucumbers2lbs. white onions1/2c. salt (I used coarse kosher salt)1 qt. white vinegar2c. sugar ( I used organic)2 tsp. celery seed2 tsp. turmeric1 (read full article)
I went to the farmers market on Sunday and found a guy who had pickling cukes for $1 lb. Since I haven't seen any yet, anywhere I thought that was a decent price and bought 4lbs. So finally yesterday I was able to get to making them. I had fresh di (read full article)
I turned these.......a bag of gooseberries I got at the farmers market Sunday..... Into this........several freeze containers of delicious Gooseberry Ginger Jam. The berries I got are not the usual green gooseberries, these were r (read full article)
I decided yesterday it was time to empty my freezer of all the bones and veggies and stuff I saved to make chicken stock. Been reading a lot of blogs that talk about canning it. I bought a pressure canner awhile back and decided ok this is it. So I (read full article)
Say hello to my lil friend here. He was on sale when I went shopping yesterday so I decided to bring him home and eat him! I pondered on just how to use him. Do I make my crab stuffed shrimp or fish, do I make crab cakes, should I make crab alfredo (read full article)
I went to the grocery store the other day and saw Rainier cherries out for the first time this yr. My dad got me started on these. Ive seen them but always thought they were sour cherries, until I tried them. He told me they are even better than Bi (read full article)
Last nite I made a roasted chicken for dinner. I like to do that now and then even tho the man doesn't like chicken much. And hes so fussy he will only eat the breast part. But that just means there's lots of chicken leftover for me to use in other (read full article)
Ok , well not free but almost. You see now that I'm in my new home, I'm trying to start stocking up and doing better with what I have around here. I read somewhere of a woman who saved all her veggie peelings and such and froze them for when she w (read full article)
Last time I went to my egg lady she gave me a beautiful whole trout all cleaned and ready to go. I guess it was 2-3 lbs. She had just come back from fishing and these were just cleaned. It don't get any fresher than that! And so I thought a (read full article)
Italian Frittata Serves 6Preheat oven to 350 degrees.4 slices thick bacon, chopped4 breakfast sausages, cut into sm. chunksHam, about 1/4lb. chopped Fry all meats till cooked and brown, drain and remove from pan. Set aside in a bowl.&nb (read full article)
I baked Banana bread yesterday. Its not the first time Ive made it of course but it is the first time I used this recipe. I am finding some interesting cookbooks at the Goodwill lately. This one is just one of those plastic ring bound types creat (read full article)
My neighbor stopped by the other day because she lost my phone number and she brought me another dozen of those wonderful organic eggs. I am in love, can you be in love with eggs?I decided this time to use them in french toast. I remembered ho (read full article)
Today I made my traditional corned beef dinner. However I found this recipe for Soda bread made with herbs and decided to try it. My bf doesn't like raisins or currants tho but I do. This recipe doesn't call for it. So I thought Id make it. Somehow (read full article)
This pie is a compilation of a couple recipes. This is the first time however that Ive made an all butter pie crust and I just love it. You could smell the buttery, cinnamony aroma in the house and I was just dying to have a piece. I like the idea of (read full article)
Ever just have one of those perfect days? You know what I mean......you go about your day with general plans but things go so well and make you so happy that when the day is over your just smiling ear to ear. Thats how my day was today. Started slow (read full article)
Well, my fire alarms work in the new house lol. Found out by accident. They are really sensitive too cuz there was no smoke in the house. I was baking a few strips of baking for tonites side dish and the alarms went off. I was shocked but put the f (read full article)
Well I've finally landed in a new home. I finally got to Oregon. I love this house but now comes the fun part......unpacking.......yuck. I did find my pots but a week later, I still can't find my dishes! So we are eating off paper plates till then. (read full article)
Im moving... Well the day is finally here. The house closed and the computer will be shut off. I will be in transit a few days and then land at my bfs parents house. I dont know if I will have computer access or not. And if I do, it will be limited (read full article)
Dear Friends and Family, Martha Stewart will not be dining with us this Thanksgiving. I'm telling you in advance, so don't act surprised. Since Ms. Stewart won't be coming, I've made a few small changes: - Our sidewalk will not be lined with homem (read full article)
I made this for dinner tonight, its not my usual fare. My bf loves boxed mac and cheese. I eat it now and then but could live without it. In fact I hate the boxed stuff so much I tease him and ask him if he wants paste in the box for dinner tonight. (read full article)
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