by Josie | Sep 17, 2024 | Bacon, Cheese, Citrus, Cooking, Dairy, Greens, Herbs, Hors d'oeuvres, Recipes, Salad Dressing, Salads, Sides, Vinaigrettes
It’s pear season and our two trees have out-produced themselves again this year. We have a young tree, one we bought five years ago. We thought our 75 year old tree would have fallen over by now, so the new tree was to take the place of the older tree. The old...
by Josie | Jun 29, 2024 | Chef Inspired, Cooking, Fermented Foods, Freezer Friendly, Gluten Free, Pork, Recipes, Roasting and grilling, Spices
I found this recipe a couple of years ago, held onto it and decided recently to give it a try. It’s kind of amazing. We loved these chops! Pickle juice is vinegar based and so it makes for the perfect brine, especially if your pickles are like ours ~ with lots...
by Josie | Feb 1, 2024 | Cooking, Meal Planning, Recipes, Seasonal Produce
January was a tough year, but we made it though. Omgoodness. Well, it’s February and we’re still knee deep in winter, but little glimmers of sunshine are a reminder that spring is not that far off. February is one of those months that tends to be wet and...
by Josie | Jan 16, 2024 | Cooking, Dairy, Freezer Friendly, Gluten Free, Heirloom Tomatoes, Herbs, Preserving and Freezing, Recipes, Saffron, Soup, Vegan Option, Vegetarian
I had made salsas, tarts, chutneys, jams and all kinds of sauces when I decided to make soup in the middle of 90 degree September weather. The tomatoes were still coming on strong when I wrote this yellow tomato soup recipe, but it had to be done. This is garden gold...
by Josie | Aug 21, 2023 | Chilis, Condiments, Cooking, Ginger, Recipes, Seeds, Vegetarian
Well this was good. If you’re like our household, you’re probably still trying to think of ways to eat your truckload of zucchini. This literally took 30 total minutes to make and was delicious. AND we used TWO of our TEN zucchinis sitting on the counter....
by Josie | Jun 28, 2023 | Citrus, Cooking, Ginger, Gluten Free, Meal Planning, Recipes, Rice, Spices, Wraps
Lettuce wraps. We know them, we love them, we have to have them in the summer! This is a new wrap recipe for our family catalog. We love meatballs and love jerk seasoning ~ seemed like a no-brainer since we had all the ingredients on hand. We used Penzy’s Jerk...