by Josie | Oct 24, 2020 | Cooking, Gardening, Preserving and Freezing
We love tomatillos and grow several varieties every year ~ some yellow, some purple, mostly green. Tomatillos are a summer annual and part of the nightshade family; tomatoes, potatoes, and eggplant. The tomatillo is often thought of as a tomato, but truly these paper...
by Josie | Oct 24, 2020 | Cooking, Sides
This is a great dish, but one that requires a little prep before getting started. Because you are tending to the ingredients for the 30 minutes you’re cooking, it just makes things move along a little easier if you’ve got everything prepared ahead of...
by Josie | Oct 21, 2020 | Cooking, Gardening
This time of year butternut are coming from local farms and hitting the stores and winter farmer’s markets. They’re big and meaty and gorgeous! We grow a lot of them for our soups, but we also love them simply roasted or pureed with different seasonings....
by Josie | Oct 16, 2020 | Cooking, Recipes
Okay – this is just not normal cooking for our family. This is the first time I’ve made onion rings. We’ve made tempura vegetables & shrimp and fried chicken, of course, but it’s rare that I fry anything. So when we came across these...
by Josie | Oct 5, 2020 | Cooking, Recipes, Sandwiches
Tomatoes and bacon are probably two of our favorite ingredients on a good sandwich, but I think I might like this one just as much. Starting with a good bagel, toasted, a slathering of quality cream cheese, sprinkling of fresh herbs, a thick slice of summer ripened...
by Josie | Oct 1, 2020 | Bacon, Citrus, Cooking, Herbs, Meal Planning, Sandwiches
#BLT’s #DoubledeckerBLT #EndofSummerTomatoes If you’re like me, you still have tomatoes on the vine. These 80 degree days we’re having this week will spike sweetness on these prized possessions. Best way to make the most out of these end of season...