The other morning I was in the garden, as you oft could find me most mornings this spring. It’s been cool and we’ve had rain and so the weeds are coming on thick now. Sometimes I walk past them on the way to harvest this or that. Usually I find myself lingering to pull a…
One of my favorite ways to use up whatever we are harvesting is simply by mixing it with a carb or protein. So potatoes, rice, pasta, beans, meat, etc. become the vehicle for all of the goodness from the garden. Right now we are harvesting lettuce, peas, fava bean greens (they taste just like peas!),…
In feeding this family of mine, I can’t tell you how many times the sourdough starter has come to my rescue. We used to use fruit and nuts primarily as snacks but that can get really pricey with growing boys and whatnot. I’ve tried to stretch them out to stop snacking all together, putting loads…
I have been making a lot of beef broth the last few months between a bull we brought in and a few extra boxes of bones we’ve since gathered from that same butcher. Beef broth is no joke with its thick layer of fat on top of each pot and its necessitating a hacksaw to get…
