by Josie | Jul 15, 2021 | Cooking, Freezer Friendly, Gardening, Gluten Free, Health Benefits, Meal Planning, Recipes, Sauces, Vegetarian
I get pretty jazzed about the growth in our gardens, but one of my favorites to watch is our broccoli. This year has been one of our best seasons! We have several rows of broccoli that all stand about thigh high right now. We had to stake them to hold up their...
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 | 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 | 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...
