Homemade Flavored Salts / Tuscan Herb
This time of year I’m rarely out of the kitchen – today it’s because I’m busy making homemade flavored salts. This Tuscan-herb one is particularly delicious. If you’d like some…
Read MoreFor many months of the year, our family is sustained by what we grew and preserved during the harvest season. A large root cellar sits below our kitchen to store these beauties.
This time of year I’m rarely out of the kitchen – today it’s because I’m busy making homemade flavored salts. This Tuscan-herb one is particularly delicious. If you’d like some…
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Read MoreOh. Hi there. Did you wonder where I’d gone? Did you think I’d gotten eaten by a rattlesnake? Stepped on by a rampid hog? Locked in the barn? Alas, I have not….
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Read MoreThough in the middle of August when you’re elbow deep in garden produce you may disagree with me, I could easily argue that preserving food is one of the most…
Read MoreAnd as experience is the best teacher, I’m here to share with you how to bake better bread at home. Save yourself years of bad loaves. My many baking flops are your gain. Here’s how to bake better bread at home.
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