Kitchen & Cooking
Pumpkin and Bean Casserole
October 21, 2008
Using pumpkins and squash in one-pot dishes, the main fare around here, can be tricky. My kids aren't keen on winter squash in their soups and stews (and other such one-pot wonders) but this throw it all together Pumpkin and Black Bean Casserole from FatFree Vegan Kitchen was wildly popular ...
Baked Apples
September 27, 2008
I'm somewhat ashamed to admit I haven't taken the kids apple picking yet. In my defense the month has been full with family visiting, figuring out a fall routine that helps everyone meet their goals and celebrating all things Maine at Common Ground. I'm also not motivated to pick when ...
Roasted Garden Tomato Soup
August 25, 2008
August Juliet Tomatoes Maybe it was the week in the woods or more simply the fact that I came home to 10 lbs of ripe tomatoes on the vine (nothing's more gorgeous my friend), but I was inspired to get a little gourmet tonight. For supper I handcrafted roasted garden ...
Fridge Pickles
July 26, 2008
I don't can, except dilly beans (pickled green beans, so delicious) when we get inundated mid-summer from the farm. Should be any week now I guess. But I do make refrigerator pickles. No bubbling, boiling water and finicky sterilizing needed. Well, the jar should be clean of course... I dare ...
Garlic - good for whatever ails ya'
July 22, 2008
My sis-in-law wrote a good article on garlic over at her blog Inside Out. No need for me to reinvent the wheel, check out what she has to say and while you're at it stock up on garlic next time you're at the produce market.
Cookin' in the kitchen
May 30, 2008
The kids and I spent the morning at the Nutrition Center Kitchen cooking with the Lots To Gardens crew, preparing food for a supper & live music fund raiser at the Franco-American Heritage Center tonight. Nutrition Center Kitchen We love what Lots to Gardens does, "challeng(ing) the cycles of poverty ...
Garden Report - First Pickings
April 25, 2008
Tonight's supper was Maine grown potato salad with garden fresh chives and lovage. Celine was simply delighted to pick the first of the garden's offerings as part of her supper prep tonight - she takes after her mom in her love of all things green and blooming. We rounded out ...
