by Josie | Oct 2, 2024 | Apples, Cheese, Citrus, Gluten Free, Herbs, Salad Dressing, Salads, Seeds, Vegan Option, Vegetarian, Vinaigrettes
This is a fall or winter salad that you’ll love, whether you’re a kale fan or not! Simply massaging the dressing into the kale for one or two minutes, tenderizes the leaves and gives them a beautiful glisten. The crisp apples, crunch of pepitas, sweet...
by Josie | Aug 20, 2024 | Cheese, Chilis, Corn, Dairy, Gluten Free, Heirloom Tomatoes, Recipes, Seasonal Produce, Sides, Skillet Cooking, Squash, Vegan Option, Vegetarian, Zucchini
Calabacitas is a favorite recipe and a fantastic dish to make in the late summer months particularly, as we usually have a mother load of squash, tomatoes, corn and peppers. We are lucky to have a large garden that gives us so much food. With the exception of the...
by Josie | Jun 26, 2024 | Citrus, Fermented Foods, Gluten Free, Gochujang, Heirloom Tomatoes, Herbs, Potatoes, Recipes, Roasting and grilling, Sides, Vegan Option, Vegetarian
This was kind of an accidental dish, but this potato salad turned out so good. It’s a sweet, spicy, salty, savory, textural potato salad. We enjoyed it with Korean inspired barbecue chicken for one of our early summer feasts. With a small harvest of new red...
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 | Jan 13, 2024 | Bacon, Cheese, Citrus, Dairy, Freezer Friendly, Gluten Free, Herbs, Recipes, Soup, Vegan Option, Vegetarian Option
It’s 15 degrees in Portland metro today and weirdly, my family asked for soup. So weird. I’ve been known to make a soup or two in my time, so I was able to help them out with this creamy cauliflower white cheddar soup. It’s an extremely satisfying...
by Josie | Sep 8, 2023 | Cheese, Citrus, Gluten Free, Herbs, Legume, Nuts, Pesto, Recipes, Salads, Sides, Vegan Option, Vegetarian
We grow rows and rows of basil and this time of year, the basil bushes stand 4 feet tall (or taller). I start making pesto and pistous in mid-August through mid September, preserve them for soups, sauces, vinaigrettes, salads, marinades, spreads for sandwiches or...
