about a mother bear and her cub Sam who baked cakes for their friends. Sam the little bear took each … Continue reading the story "Christmas cakes"
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Christmas cakes
Instead of Christmas cookies, we have a cake theme going this year. It was inspired by the book my mother bought the boys called, You Can Do It, Sam, about a mother bear and her cub Sam who baked cakes for their friends. Sam the little bear took each … Continue reading the story "Christmas cakes"
about a mother bear and her cub Sam who baked cakes for their friends. Sam the little bear took each … Continue reading the story "Christmas cakes"Weekly bread baking
Earlier this year I decided I was going to start baking our own bread. Being the control freak that I am, I want to know what's going into it. ( I even planted wheat in anticipation of grinding my own flour, but had issues with germination. Next year I'll be sure to have a decent sized … Continue reading the story "Weekly bread baking"Bringing in the harvest
If I had my way, I'd be pleased as punch to be able to harvest the veggies and turn them over to someone else to process. Preparing everything and either canning, freezing or drying is not my favorite part of the season. But I love to pick.
In the past few weeks we've harvested well over … Continue reading the story "Bringing in the harvest"I’m lovin’ the Victorio strainer
One thing I love about life in general is there's always something to learn, and the beauty of my profession is I'm paid to do so. A couple of years ago I interviewed a mother of 9 kids who canned a considerable amount to feed her family. Our original topic wasn't about canning, - I think it … Continue reading the story "I’m lovin’ the Victorio strainer"I’m doing the happy dance for my pickled peppers!
Growing up in Ohio we always had pickled peppers on hand. One of my earliest canning memories is Mom canning peppers; of course, one of the reasons it's burned into my mind is from the pain on my lips. The Hungarian medium-hot block peppers can be a bit high on the heat scale. Mom told … Continue reading the story "I’m doing the happy dance for my pickled peppers!"Lessons in canning
Failure is an excellent teacher. I don't know how many times I've reminded other ladies to take in their pressure canner gauges to the county Extension office before canning season, and have done it diligently over the years. Well... yesterday I grabbed 10 lbs. of green beans at the Farmer's Market since I don't think I'm going to … Continue reading the story "Lessons in canning"
Baking for the Montana State Fair
Yup, it's that time of year again. The Montana State Fair starts on Friday, and today was the day to submit our entries in the Culinary Arts division. I thought I was organized and had every intention of having all of the baking wrapped up by noon. Ha! Between a late start and breaking up early morning brawls, it was 9:00 a.m. before I … Continue reading the story "Baking for the Montana State Fair"
Going crazy over orange quinoa salad
Last week when we went down to Bozeman one of my must-stops was the Bozeman Food Co-op, a fabulous place for anyone who loves local, wholesale fare. After our trip to Amaltheia Dairy (I'll give you the delightful details on that visit later), I was dying to try more of their fabulous goat milk cheeses and knew they carried a variety of them. But … Continue reading the story "Going crazy over orange quinoa salad"
A very special gift
As if the Itoh peony wasn't enough excitement for this plant geek, I received another lovely surprise. Wayne Burleson, a tremendously enthusiastic and knowledgeable gardener who teaches Square Foot Gardening classes, as well as gardening techniques to make growing possible throughout the world, stopped in for a visit on Friday evening. (Normally, his wife … Continue reading the story "A very special gift"Rainy day baking
After our greenhouse adventure a couple of days ago, I figured I might as well take advantage of a dreadful outdoors day to work on an assignment for a new magazine. The editor wants me to come up with several cake recipes. The first one I played with was a rhubarb/yogurt coffee cake, and … Continue reading the story "Rainy day baking"