This weekend’s contribution to the pantry was Vanilla-Maple Applesauce, which used up nearly all the rest of the apples I had from the CSA. What little I was able to sample was pretty darn good, though I think I’d add cinnamon and nutmeg if I made this again.
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These are my new best friends. After watching some neighbors one year, I’ve been bagging my leaves by using a trash can as a bag holder, and using a snow shovel to get the leaves into the bag. Last spring, I saw the green claw hand extenders next to the shovel in a magazine, and
I love my landlord. He was around doing the yard work that generates crap that we can’t haul anywhere since we’re not actually homeowners ™, and I asked if it would be ok if we tackled trying to get rid of the rose bush from hell (which I have dubbed Operation Napalm). Not only did
This weekend’s canning adventure was Apple Rhubarb Chutney from the Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving. I used Twenty Oz and Wagener apples from the CSA. It smelled absolutely divine while cooking. I think chutney is a bit of a misnomer – there’s no truly savory component. I’m thinking it’ll go well with oatmeal, so
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Pattern: Lilah Shawl by Heather StortaYarn: Malabrigo Lace in the Polar Morn ColorwayNeedles: Size 3 circs Since this shawl is a graduation present for my friend L, and she’s coming up to see me this week, I made sure I blocked the shawl this weekend. I’m really happy with how it turned out. I made
So, what do you do when the CSA gives you three pounds of red onions? Make red onion marmalade! The recipe is from Canning for a New Generation (I’m beginning to think I need to give that book credit as a book read, with the amount of time I’ve spent consulting it this year). I
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The second I saw Romano beans in this week’s CSA offerings, I knew I had to pick some up and make more of the Indian-spiced pickles I made earlier this summer. BF is not a huge pickle fan, but he liked these, because they have the Indian spices, and so don’t taste as much like
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Monday’s canning adventure (yes, I’m a little late to the post) was Plum Cardamom Jam from Liana Krissoff’s Canning for a New Generation. I had the above, plus a nearly full half pint jar to sample. It’s really good jam. Like eat out of the jar with a spoon good. It’s not overly sweet, and
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The Farmer’s Market looked gorgeous yesterday. There’s definitely been a seasonal shift – with many root vegetables, and apples everywhere. I bought some local plums that I’m planning on making jam with, and we got ingredients for gazpacho, as well as some sweet corn, for what is possibly our last veggie grill blow out of
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With my renewed interest in sewing due to the new sewing machine, I dragged out the much interrupted celestial fabric quilt I’ve been working on for the better part of a decade (no, really. It’s a bit shaming, actually.) When I last left the quilt, I had woefully underestimated the amount of fabric I’d need
