Roasted Tomato Soup (9 ways)
The tomatoes are pouring off of the vines. We can't eat them fast enough. You know what that means, don't you? Tomato soup time. I've never messed around too much with canning...seems like there is a...
View ArticleApple Cider Adventures
Its the MOST wonderful time of the year. With the leaves all a-turningAnd everyone yearning to have apple beer.Its the Most wonderful time of the year.Its the hap-happiest season of allWith the apple...
View ArticleApple Cider Adventures Part II....If at first you don't succeed....
Last week I rode my bike to Granddad's place. He has two apple trees in his back yard that are literally heaving with apples. The branches are drooping to the ground underneath the weight of them all....
View ArticleHarvest Gold
Hey you. Yes you. Come follow me. It's harvest time in Illinois, and we're on the hunt for gold.The trek could be dangerous. We'll be weaving our way through a maze of ten-foot tall cornfields......
View ArticleApple Cider Adventures Part III
I promised you apple cider, and by jo! you will have apple cider.After my previous disheartening adventures with the apple cider press, it was back to the drawing board. So with renewed vigor, I...
View ArticlePasta alla Carbonara
Bbbbrrrrrr. Temperatures in the teens and I do not get along. I'm the kind of girl that wears ballet flats without socks when there's a foot of snow on the ground just because I like to kick off my...
View ArticleSoybean Crostini with Spring Asparagus
I stumbled upon a package of dried soybeans in our office yesterday. Actually, I didn't stumble upon them; they've been sitting on top of our office mini-fridge, staring me in the face every time I've...
View ArticleFarm Fresh Meatballs
Spring has Sprung! And hopefully too, so will your gardens. This year's first spinach and asparagus should be coming up fast, and Farmers' Markets all over the state are starting up again for the...
View ArticleBeet Crust Pizza
I must confess: I've never eaten a beet. I know! I grew up on a farm. I shop at farmers' markets. I've gardened my entire life. But never once did I cross paths with the humble beet. Until last week...
View ArticleThe Secret Ingredient to Soul-warming Soups
Fall has fallen. And rather quickly I might add. One day I'm skipping along in sundresses and flip flops, and the next day I'm bundling up in flannel and cowboy boots and ducking my head against the...
View ArticleLessons learned from the Dominican Republic and Bollitos de Yuca, the next...
A little piece of sunshine from the Dominican Republic Last week I travelled to the Dominican Republic. It wasn’t so much a vacation as a return to my home away from home. I lived on that tiny island...
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