I am a food snob. I’m probably no different than many of you in this way. I’m sure we can all agree that eating healthy, wholesome, homegrown, locally grown or organic foods are much tastier than highly processed foods from the grocery store. I strive to preserve and can as much of our family’s fruit and veggies as I am able throughout the year. We also hunt and wild harvest … [Read more...]
Foodie Friday: Kohlrabi Coleslaw
This summer I've written about Kohlrabi several times. There was the traditional kohlrabi soup recipe and then the post about how to preserve kohlrabi. I've heard from a lot of folks who had never seen a kohlrabi before but were curious to learn more and give it a try. Kohlrabi is my new favorite veggie so I'm excited to be sharing yet another kohlrabi recipe!I love the unique … [Read more...]
Foodie Friday: Cherry Kale Crackers for Baby and Family
Cherry kale crackers are a tasty healthy snack that are pretty easy to make at home. We go through a lot of finger food snacks in our house, especially crackers and rice puffs. Between my high metabolism and our little nugget’s love for food she can feed herself, snack foods go fast. I try to buy healthy, organic snacks but this can be expensive.This week I decided to embark on … [Read more...]
Zucchini Mock Crab Cakes
This recipe for Zucchini Mock Crab Cakes has been in our family for a number of years. I remember back when my mom first found this recipe and made it for our family. We loved it so much it became one of our favorite recipes to use up our abundance of zucchini in the the summer.This recipe also freezes well. When my mom came out to help us shortly after our little nugget … [Read more...]
Foodie Friday: Wild Morel & Garden Harvest Walnut Pesto
I’d been wanting to make pesto all summer, but every time I went grocery shopping I looked at the pine nuts and just couldn't bring myself to fork out the high cost of what they’re selling for right now. While camping with some friends a few weeks ago, one family made walnut pestoto share with the group. When I tasted the walnut pesto and realized it was just as tasty but more … [Read more...]
Foodie Friday: Garden Harvest Scramble
After harvesting a nice haul of produce from our gardens, we were all hungry and needing some lunch to refuel us for the afternoon’s projects. I couldn't resist sharing a picture of my little helper, a future gardener in the making!A friend recently gave us a dozen eggs from her chickens so I decided tomake us a tasty Garden Harvest Scramble. I get giddy with excitement when I … [Read more...]
Dutch Oven Scalloped Potatoes
When it is too hot to turn on the oven and bake, we opt for baking outdoors in the dutch ovens! Dutch Oven scalloped potatoes are an easy, tasty side dish you can bake in the dutch oven outside while relaxing in the cool shade. Recently I was hosting our monthly book club meeting and wanted to bake some zucchini bread but it was too hot to bake indoors. I figured I might … [Read more...]
Preserving Huckleberries & Wild Huckleberry Lemonade Recipe
Each summer we venture out to our secret huckleberry spot to pick the sweet, juicy berries. This year we made huckleberry lemonade aide with our berries and it is a new favorite summer beverage in our family!My parents are visiting us this week from the east coast so we thought we would venture up the mountain to our secret huckleberry spot to share with them our family … [Read more...]