By Amanda Rose | Winter Squash
So you have a big pumpkin sitting on your porch and you wonder if you can actually eat it. Yes, you are good to go as long as it is not spoiled. Is yours spoiled? It’s really pretty hard to say. Some areas are pretty cold during the fall season, others are not. Here in […]
Continue readingBy Amanda Rose | Liver
“Liver” as a class of meat is packed with nutrients — a host of minerals, B vitamins, and the fat soluble vitamins A and D. Cod liver in particular is so prized that its oil is extracted and sold as a supplement. Many of our parents grew up on the somewhat-notorious “cod liver oil,” an […]
Continue readingBy Amanda Rose | Half Pint Fun
What do you call a banana dipped in cocoa butter and sugar? Well, of course, you call it a “booo-nana” around here and you also call it a Halloween compromise treat. I don’t know how it is in your household but my kids look forward to Halloween every year because of the haul. They go […]
Continue readingBy Amanda Rose | Lemon Balm
In about 80 years my kin will look back on my own “lemon balm days” and shake their heads. By then the lemon balm will have encroached on the far corners of our property, growing completely out of control. I hope that when they do, they are still using it for tea. Lemon balm makes […]
Continue readingBy Amanda Rose | Grains
As fall rolls in and we begin to think of life after tomatoes, I thought I would introduce you to your next wintertime tabouli. 🙂 Deep in the winter we crave a bright, fresh salad and have so little fresh fruits and vegetables to choose from. This salad uses quinoa as a base instead of […]
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By Amanda Rose | Appetizers , Recipes
We’re in California with avocados and guacamole all over the place. On one hand, I do feel like the best guacamole is whatever is in front of you at the time, we simply don’t make guac if we don’t have these key ingredients: lemon or lime juice salt fresh garlic And, you know, avocados…. A […]
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