We’ve had plentiful rain and moderate summer temps the last few weeks and the garden grows by the minute. Sweet snap peas are bountiful, greens overflow my crisper and the tomato plants are 3 feet tall. The winding row of mixed color beets are beginning to crowd one another as I never have the heart to thin them. Read more ›
It’s spring in Minnesota! And it’s a whole two weeks early. Unlike the east coast, who will probably be two weeks late this year, Minnesota is enjoying an unseasonably warm and lovely spring. Pale green leaves are peeking out of bare branches, Read more ›
I know, I know. It’s a little late to be making hot pepper jelly, right? It’s almost Thanksgiving. We got a little busy, what with a vacation to New Orleans, winterizing our gardens and chicken coop, and a way-to-early snow fall and hard freeze. Read more ›
What do you pickle in the middle of winter? As I stare at the snow drifts out the kitchen window, I find I am at a real loss for something seasonal to pickle. I have loads of pickled cucumbers and okra in the cupboard, but Read more ›
The first cucumber pickles I make for the season are French cornichons, those tiny sour gherkins that light up a summer picnic or brighten up a winter roast. Alas, the summer vegetable garden will be very, very late this year due to a protracted rainy spring. My pickling cucumbers are barely vines yet and pickles may have to wait until August. Read more ›
My friend Molly McNeil is a busy woman. She slings farm-to-table food for a couple great food trucks, she does catering gigs, and in her spare time, she’s a yoga instructor. But her secret sideline? Duck eggs. Yep, the girl is packing those pale blue beauties on a regular basis, suppling restaurants and a few lucky friends with fresh duck eggs. Read more ›