by Josie | Jun 22, 2021 | Cooking, Freezer Friendly, Gluten Free, Meal Planning, Pork, Recipes, Sauces, Sides
Ribs will be on the menu for many families celebrating the 4th of July and if you’re like our family, you seem to have enough for an army. If you have leftovers, here’s an idea for stretching your ribs into a completely different dish. Recently we...
by Josie | Jun 21, 2021 | Cooking, Curry, Freezer Friendly, Gardening, Hors d'oeuvres, Quinoa, Recipes, Sides, Vegetarian
This is a post from last fall, but I thought I’d repost for those of you who will soon be in the same boat I will be in with a LOAD of zucchini that needs to be utilized. These are just a delicious summer / fall dish ~ cold or warm. Easy to pull together for...
by Josie | Jun 17, 2021 | Chef Inspired, Chicken, Cooking, Gluten Free, Meal Planning, Recipes, Summer Pop-Up Menus
I found this Cuban inspired recipe online and modified it a bit to meet our tastes. There are many variations of Mojo. In Cuba it’s a household staple for many recipes. It’s typically made with fresh oranges and limes, garlic, oregano, cumin, parsley and...
by Josie | Jun 7, 2021 | Chicken, Cooking, Freezer Friendly, Gluten Free, Herbs, Meal Planning, Recipes, Skillet Cooking
I don’t remember the last time I bought breakfast sausage. Years ago we started making these savory chicken patties for Sunday brunch. A much better version than anything you can get in the store and a lot less sodium! No pork meant my Mother could have them,...
by Josie | May 29, 2021 | Cocktails & Beverages, Freezer Friendly, Gardening, Gluten Free, Recipes, Smoothies, Vegetarian
We made these smoothies this week so I thought I’d share the recipe: RAINBOW CHARD STRAWBERRY SMOOTHIES makes two 16 oz beverages 1 C kefir or full-fat plain Nancy’s yogurt 1-1/2 C frozen organic strawberries 1 C rainbow chard, stems removed 1/2 C organic...
by Josie | May 20, 2021 | Cooking, Gardening, Summer Pop-Up Menus
Typically this time of year we wrap up soup season and focus our energy on growing food for the upcoming year. We have most of our garden planted but after this year’s fabulous ice storm, we are tackling more than just planting and growing. Trees are coming down...
by Josie | May 8, 2021 | Cocktails & Beverages, Herbs, Recipes
This is a delicious drink anytime of year, but on a warm spring or summer day – omgoodness! We just so happened to have marionberries in our freezer from our friend’s summer harvest, so on the first sunny day of spring we whipped up a batch of these...
by Josie | Apr 25, 2021 | Cooking, Gardening, Herbs, Recipes, Salads, Vegetarian
This salad is so pretty, so delicious and light ~ and so easy to make just an hour or two before serving. It gets even better if you make it the night before. If you have a garden, you probably know that chard is an easy vegetable to grow and one of the first to...
by Josie | Apr 21, 2021 | Food History, Gardening, Heros, People
I wrote the blog post featured below last June when we were in the thick of the pandemic and our communities were crumbling under the weight of closing businesses, loss of jobs, thousands of lost lives and families becoming a part of a rising statistic of unhoused...
by Josie | Apr 15, 2021 | Cooking, Herbs, Spices
SHEMESH FARMS HERBS To bulk up for the soup season, we dry a lot of herbs that we grow in our gardens. It’s never enough. So I purchase additional herbs from several locations, including Penzy’s and The Savory Spice Shop in Sellwood. Last fall I learned...
