The acorns are ripe! They look a bit smaller than usual to me this year. Maybe the dry, hot weather? Check them over carefully to get good ones. So how do you get the good ones? You are looking for nuts that aren’t super bitter, don’t have a lot of worm holes in them and are a light […]
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Acorns!
Posted in Cooking, Foraging, tagged acorns, free food, wild foraging on September 26, 2016 | Leave a Comment »
Let’s Get Hoppy
Posted in Cooking, Crafts, Growing, tagged dream pillow, fall crafts, herbal teas, hops, natural sleep aids on September 25, 2016 | Leave a Comment »
What to do with those hop cones ripening on your vine? Making beer is the first thing that comes to people’s minds as this plant is what gives brews their distinctive bitter flavor but there’s a lot more you can do! What exactly is hops? Hops are hardy perennials that can grow up to 26 […]
Cider Pressing
Posted in Beverages, Cooking, tagged apple cider, cider on September 24, 2016 | Leave a Comment »
This year we had a record number of apples. What to do? Make cider of course! I called City Fruit and rented their great press for a few days. We drank some of the cider then decided to ferment the rest. I’ll let you know how it goes.
Dill Pickles
Posted in canning, Cooking, tagged dill pickles, fermented, pickles on September 24, 2016 | Leave a Comment »
My family loves pickles. We like them with bowls of steaming brown rice, on fresh crusty bread and sometime just straight up from the jar. They are easy to make and full of healthful probiotics. Ingredients: 1/4 cup pickling salt 2 quarts water 1.5 pounds pickling cucumbers 1/2 T red pepper flakes 2 cloves garlic […]
Sun Tea with Fresh Herbs
Posted in Cooking on August 30, 2016 | Leave a Comment »
Sunday it’s supposed to hit 90 degrees!!! Pure heaven for this Arizona desert rat and high time to make sun tea. My favorite way to make this popular summer drink is to take a couple of bags of high quality black tea and throw in a generous handful of fresh herbs. You can use traditional […]
Herbal Caramels
Posted in Cooking, tagged caramel, exotic caramels, herbed caramels, herbs on August 20, 2016 | Leave a Comment »
I have been experimenting with herbal caramels for a while and the possibilities are endless. You can use almost any herb such as rosemary, thyme or lavender. I tried using green fennel seeds and the buttery sweet licorice result is delectable. You can add herbal flavor either by infusing or by sprinkling the setting pan […]
Dried Apples
Posted in Cooking, tagged apples, dried apples, dried fruit on August 19, 2016 | Leave a Comment »
The apples on my front parking strip are starting to fall and it’s time to do something with those apples! Over the years I have made apple sauce, apple butter, apple pie filling and several other types of apple based products. The thing that my family likes the most are dried apples. These can be […]
Making Pickled Beets
Posted in Cooking, tagged beets, pickles on August 18, 2016 | 4 Comments »
It’s wonderful to pull out a jar of home-grown, home-canned pickled beets for Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner. They are very easy to make, so get your canning supplies ready… First you pick the beets. Then you either cut the tops off to stir fry or, if you have goats or chickens, they love them too! Once […]
A Great Cracker Recipe!
Posted in Cooking, tagged crackers, made from scratch on August 16, 2016 | Leave a Comment »
This is still one of my favorite recipes! These crackers rival the 5 dollar a bag ones from the market and you can experiment with all sorts of herbs and flavors. Panzanella Croccatini 1.5 cups of flour .5 cup very cold water 1 tsp salt, play with this so it is to your taste, I […]
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The pulp goes into the bucket to be pressed. Social