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We grow everbearing raspberries, and the way we manage them, they produce a heavy crop of berries from mid-August through September. And it just so happens that our jalapeño peppers ripen during that time as well. Thus, the perfect combination for an amazing treat – low sugar raspberry jalapeño jam!Continue Reading
Like Stinging Nettle Spanakopita, Stuffed Grape Leaves are another Mediterranean food that we just love. While we aren’t Greek, our community has an amazing Greek festival each year and we never miss it.Continue Reading
So, my sister-in-law makes THE BEST cream of broccoli soup. EVER. And she won’t give me the recipe because the person who gave it to her made her swear never to give it away.
Can’t she cheat a little? I was determined to make this cream of broccoli soup and it had to be just as good. In the end, it was my husband who made a suggestion that made the soup rock. I was missing the cheese!Continue Reading
Whipped cream is the simplest of treats. All you need to make it yourself is heavy cream, and if desired, a sweetener.
And it’s hard to deny that whipped cream makes everything from hot chocolate to pie so much better!Continue Reading
Fall is the perfect time to harvest dandelion root. Roast some for a great coffee substitute, and be sure to save some for this delicious roasted dandelion root coffee ice cream.Continue Reading
One of my favorite summer meals is barbecue. Barbecue chicken, barbecue ribs, pulled pork with BBQ sauce. You name it. The rhubarb in my organic garden is producing abundantly, and I’ve been making all things rhubarb, including rhubarb sauce sweetened with maple syrup. And that gave me the idea to try and create some homemade rhubarb BBQ sauce.Continue Reading