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All the rainy day cooking
Here is my yesterday’s production! Six quarts of beans and ham. Four dozen cabbage rolls, and a five pound bowl of hummus.
Cooking Ahead on a Wet Spring Day
What does a food obsessed woman who lives out in the country do on a wet, chilly, rainy, spring weekend day? Why she cooks, of course! It’s 10-ish o’clock in the morning and I have three make ahead meal…
Where there’s a will there’s a ‘whey’: in which I make mozzarella cheese
Today for the first time in 35 years I made Mozzarella Cheese. Having lost so many cookbooks in the fire so long ago I only recently searched out a good basic home cheese book and went back to making all…
Meet Our New Pig: Dorothy Dottie Dot
We have a new pig!! DDD is an American Guinea Hog. She is still a bit shy after having been separated from her litter mates. My husband created a comfy room for her in the barn for now but soon…
Public Events, Private Values: Some Observations
It is the annual autumn season of fairs and festivals. When I visit such events I notice a continuing set of issues that trouble me; issues that concern not only the event venders but should concern visitors as well. My…
First peaches in the jar this season
It’s an overcast drizzly summer day here at my house; perfect for canning peaches. Local peaches have gone up in price this year but I was able to find one orchard that would sell me seconds; fruit a bit…