by Josie | Nov 28, 2021 | Bone Broths / Sipping Broths, Cooking, Freezer Friendly, Gluten Free, Herbs, Preserving and Freezing
Since a roasted turkey is generally seasoned with sage, thyme, and rosemary, all those seasonings fill the air when you’re simmering a pot of turkey stock. That aroma is the ultimate comfort smell. There’s nothing quite like it. We’re making a stock...
by Josie | Jul 20, 2021 | Bone Broths / Sipping Broths, Condiments, Cooking, Curry, Health Benefits, Preserving and Freezing, Soup, Soup for Breakfast!
Summertime conjures up cravings for cold food favorites like gazpacho, ice cream, chilled watermelon and iced coffees. Delicious on a hot day, but these foods and beverages don’t actually take your body temperature down. While it may not be as appealing as ice...
by Josie | Dec 24, 2020 | Condiments, Cooking, Herbs, Pistou, Preserving and Freezing, Recipes, Sauces, Soup
As far as potato soups go, this one is probably one of the best. Inspired by Julia Child’s recipe for Potage Parmentier, this is my version using the addition of a few ingredients including herb pistou. Serves 6 INGREDIENTS 1 T extra virgin olive oil 2 T...
by Josie | Nov 15, 2020 | Cooking, Gardening, Herbs, Preserving and Freezing, Preserving Foods, Spices
As always. we grew a lot of herbs this last summer with the intention of preserving. We preserve herbs in oils and freeze them (you may have seen the September post I did on herb bombs) but another great way of course, is drying. People think drying herbs lessens the...
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 | Sep 26, 2020 | Gardening, Preserving and Freezing
The end of August through the end of September is grueling most years, but this year knocked us for a loop. We had an unbelievable amount of food this season. And, I’m not whining about it as much as just wiping my brow and slapping high-fives. We did great!...