It’s fall, and this year we are ditching the usual pumpkin craze and swimming in apples. This shift may be due to this year’s weak pumpkin harvest (and a freezer still full…
food preservation
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With all the towering plants (tomatoes and tomatillos) doing us proud in the raised beds, the groundcover below was quietly gaining steam. That includes: strawberries (white) , carrots, green onions, peppers,…
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Sometimes the garden throws more at you than you can squirrel away at one time. While I am continuously picking and freezing kale (when we don’t eat it fresh) and we…
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Last year, we tried our hand at growing tomatillos for the first time. It was a successful crop, but this year’s tomatillos has stolen the show. I find these little guys…
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After a cool start to the summer, it has gotten hot here in Atlanta, though not has hot as what we experienced while vacationing in Florida last weekend. On top of…
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The last time that my sister came to visit I got a frantic call from my mom wanting to know how many apples and pears I wanted. My parents were watching…
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Ryan and I both have a sweet tooth, though, his is off the charts. There’s a whole big thing about his mom’s side of the family being sweet fiends… It’s a…
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I told y’all we have been a couple of picklin’ fools. Nowadays, we peruse the produce aisles saying, “we should pickle that” or “wonder how that would be like pickled.” These…
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We are switching things up a bit from our latest pickling posts. Last week, we made our first batch of tomato sauce. There is something about homemade tomato sauce, so pure…