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Category Archive for 'Seasonal'

This year, I wanted to do more with fermentation than with water bath canning.  I still did quite a bit of water bath canning, but I still had canning left over from last year, which I need to eat, so some things (such as tomato sauce) didn’t get done this year. I have a Harsch […]

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I was one of the millions of people on the East Coast who lost power during the derecho on June 29th. Thanks to some dear friends who had both power and an extra chest freezer, I managed to keep my frozen meats and fruits safe (including the peas I picked in the spring).   But I […]

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One of my favorite summer memories growing up was going into the refrigerator outside in the cabana space by the pool and grabbing one of the pickles my grandmother made.  They were in huge gallon jugs and they were just amazing. After she died, no pickle could compare. My grandmother was of the old school, […]

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Blueberries are the first fruit I pick in the year that I get to actually stand up for. As I ride up to the field behind a tractor, I can see the ripe fruit beckoning me. I tend to go on Friday mornings rather than the weekends because I’ve found the weekends to be too […]

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  Celery Root or Celeriac has got to be one of the ugliest vegetables out there.  Its bumpy, with lots of crevices for dirt to hide in.  While celeriac is a root vegetable, it is not the actual root of the celery we eat today.  Instead it is derived from a species of wild celery […]

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Seasonal Eating: Kale

Green leafy vegetables return in the fall for our eating pleasure.  After a summer of eggplant, summer squash and tomatoes, it’s a pleasure to have something green and leafy in my diet.  And for me, one of my favorites is Kale. Most greens bolt in the heat of summer, so they are a welcome addition […]

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This is the second in a series of what to do when you discover you can no longer eat gluten. For me, I think one of the most stressful holidays I have to go through food-wise is Thanksgiving. Since realizing that I can’t eat even a small amount of gluten, eating at someone’s home that doesn’t […]

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Seasonal Eating – Pumpkins

Autumn brings out the pumpkin lover in me.  Pumpkin is such a versatile vegetable, it’s able to work within both sweet and savory dishes.  Truth be told I had never liked canned pumpkin, but finally gathered up my courage to bring home a fresh pumpkin last year. It was an amazing revelation. If you’ve never […]

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I’m a freely admitted control freak. Not in every way, but in a very important way.  I want to know and control where my food comes from.  The more I learn about the food industry and what they actually sell as “food”, the less and less I choose to spend my food dollars there. About […]

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