By Jeanie Rose | Summer Squash
Do you revel in the many ways you sneak zucchini into your menus? If you grow your own zucchini then you already know how you have to stay ahead of the crop. One of the easiest ways of incorporating zucchini in you dishes is to use overgrown zucchini that has been grated or ground. Who […]
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By Jeanie Rose | Citrus
Does the thought of olive oil in ice cream make your nose wrinkle? Before this past weekend, that was my experience but having used olive oil in cookies and cake in these past months, I was feeling more adventuresome. Check out olive oil recipes online and you will find them all pretty much the same. […]
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By Amanda Rose | Sardines
We had company last week and set out an appetizer spread, including these sardine crackers. It turns out that none of the company would get near sardines and I spoiled my dinner gobbling up the whole tray. Sardines are a great source of the beneficial Omega 3 fats and a host of minerals but most […]
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By Jeanie Rose | Berries
I love Elise over at Simply Recipes. She has a masterful sense of food. I trust her. That’s the only reason why I considered putting balsamic vinegar and black pepper in these muffins. What a combo! It makes me want to plant another row of strawberries in the garden. Months later Frederick convinced me to […]
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By Jeanie Rose | Citrus
Last year I was inspired by Heidi Swanson’s post to make my own citrus salts. The process is such a no-brainer, drop-dead easy one! Heidi offers suggestions on how to most enjoy these salts as “finishing” salts on things like avocado slices. I was inspired. It took me a whole year to work on the […]
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By Amanda Rose | Food Flicks , Tidbits
The cost of animal feed has sky-rocketed and the animal-based foods (meat, dairy, eggs) are creeping up as well. Here in the Sequoia National Forest, we overlook California’s dairy country and see still more dairies closing. Some dairies grow much of their own feed such as in these pictures. However, as some indication of the […]
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