Hi All,
My friends have been telling me I have to share what I've been doing with chocolate and cauliflower. I've been blending tofu into chocolate pudding since I watched Alton Brown do it on Good Eats... but I kept wondering what else I could use?
Read more…I have an olive tree that is quite full at present. Can these olives be harvested? If so, when is the best time. Also, does anyone have a technique for preserving them? Thanks in advance!
Read more…Hello, My friend with the peach tree has now bestowed upon me two bags of Anna apples. I juiced most of them and would like to find a good recipe for using the apple pulp. What do you foodies do with juicer pulp? Especially fruit pulp. I did find
Read more…Anyone doing/done this? My friend's peach tree is giving us LOTS of very yummy fruit but we can't keep up with it. In past years I've cut and frozen it but was looking for something different. I have a crock that I think will work so I'm going to
Read more…Does anyone make savory dishes with their Meyers Lemons? I used one for cooking once and the lemon juice made the meal too sweet.
I am trying to choose a new lemon tree. I am thinking about what kind to get and I was just wondering if this is common
Read more…Hi Folks,
I was discussing marmalade with Deane the other day, and then in the Edible Phoenix magazine was a great recipe for lemon marmalade, so I started to look around the internet for information on marmalades in general.
LOTS of recipe ideas. I h
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I believe some of you are growing cardoon and thought I would pass this article from "Culture" the cheese magazine on to you all.
http://culturecheesemag.com/cheese-iq/style-highlight-thistle-rennet-cheeses
Here is an article on making the ren
Read more…Hi Folks,
Our pineapple guava has been giving us a lot of fruit this month, so I went looking for things to do with them other than eat fresh. So I made up some jam and it is pretty wonderful.
I adapted a couple of references I found on the internet.
A
Read more…This showed up on facebook via Bee Oasis and I thought it was such a good idea I thought I would post here.
Chia seeds gel this refrigerator jam. Chia is a plant native to Arizona :-)
The creator of the recipe notes she had in mind refined sugar when
Read more…Hi Folks,
Jarden is doing a live broadcast on July 15th / 16th on Canning Myths and I thought all you foodies who have an interest might want to know about it.
http://ball.yourbrandlive.com/c/canningmyths/
If you sign up for their newsletter, you get no
Read more…I have a large clump growing because someone offered a start and I like the way the bush looks. I've Googled for recipes but most are for soup, an occassional stir fry.
How do you folks like to use your fresh lemongrass?
Thanks~ Mary
Read more…Hi Folks,
I have been wanting to make my own bacon for a while and this video and recipe is kicking me into trying to do it sooner than later.
http://cheeseandsalt.blogspot.com/2013/04/how-to-make-your-own-bacon.html
5.5 pound pork belly or pork side
I ran across this discussion on Splendid Table, and found it intriguing.
I have fermented my sauerkraut and dill pickles but I have never actually worked with miso.
http://www.splendidtable.org/story/with-a-nuka-pickling-bed-you-can-have-pickles-for-li
Read more…Probably a lot of you are like me - I'd like to find some nice recipes to make my own homemade version of mixes, condiments etc.
One of the oft posted ones is Onion Soup Mix - the problem is the one of the ingredients is bouillon. I like this recipe
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At the Grill -- ideas using herbs:
BBQ HERBS. With Memorial Day and July 4th coming up we all like to think about cooking outdoors. Some tried and true ways with herbs on the que:
BASTING BRUSHES: If you are basting foods, make a basting brush ou
Hello Everyone,
I was not sure where to post my comment, but thought this one might work :]
I am currently growing comfrey. I wanted to bring it up because I know there had been some question about whether or not it could grow here (at least a couple
Read more…Hi Folks,
I purchased and am enjoy the book "Dining at Monticello" and this recipe just sounded so good I wanted to share it. I went looking on the internet and found the chef who does historic cooking showing the preparation as it would have been do
Read more…Hi Folks,
So I've had a problem with allergic bronchitis for almost 2 months which means I have not been able to spend enough time in the garden.
So I have an abundance of gorgeous red leaf (really deep maroon) lettuce and I am going to try to dehydrat
Read more…I have been intrigued with references in some of my old books about variations on 'catsup' which include walnut and mushroom along with tomato.
In the Dining at Monticello, there is a reference but no recipe for "Lemon Catsup" so I went looking and fo
Read more…I just saw a review of the most recent of these books and it is right up my alley because I do small batch preserving and I thought you all might find it helpful too.
http://www.amazon.com/Marisa-McClellan/e/B005MLUXRW
Here is the review I read:
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