by Josie | Jul 27, 2021 | Cooking, Food History, Gluten Free, Health Benefits, Herbs, Meal Planning, Recipes, Salmon, Sides
NW wild caught salmon is one of my favorite foods of all time. I like it simply seasoned with salt, pepper and a squeeze of lemon and sometimes fresh dill. Grilled skin side down until medium rare. That’s it. Simple and delicious. In our household of four,...
by Josie | Jul 25, 2021 | Cooking, Freezer Friendly, Gluten Free, Meal Planning, Nuts, Pesto, Pistou, Recipes, Soup, Soup for Breakfast!, Vegan, Vegetarian
This soup is a different than our traditional tomato rich minestrone. We make this version with fresh green vegetables and herbs and finish it with either a basil pesto or a basil pistou for our vegan soupers. Both sauces add a rich, but clean...
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 | Jul 14, 2021 | Cocktails & Beverages, Fermented Foods, Gluten Free, Herbs
This recipe developed out of the desperate need to use some of the abundance of cherries we had been gifted. We made shrubs last year that were so easy to pull together and such a big hit for the seasonal cocktail recipes, that I wanted to try it with these gorgeous...
by Josie | Jun 27, 2021 | Condiments, Cooking, Fermented Foods, Gluten Free, Herbs, Hors d'oeuvres, Meal Planning, Nuts, Recipes, Sauces, Spices, Wraps
Lettuce wraps (in my opinion) are one of the best plates of food. There’s really no limit to what you can make them with or top them with. Having a sense of the flavor profile you’re going for helps design your wrap. Consider flavors from Greece, Japan,...
by Josie | Jun 25, 2021 | Freezer Friendly, Gluten Free, Herbs, Recipes, Sides, Soup, Vegan, Vegetarian
We first made this soup for customers in 2013. It was a stellar month if you like your week reaching 100 plus degrees for umpteen days. To beat the heat and still somehow get in a work out, I was meeting up in the early morning with a group of badass kettlebellers who...
