Category: Journal

Yesterday I pickled four jars of peppers, banana with cayenne. The day before yesterday I canned six jars of coleslaw, using the new growth of cabbage that came up on the roots that were left after the first growth of cabbage was harvested. I added purchased onions and carrots to the coleslaw. The day before… Continue reading Mad Science in the Kitchen

I’ve been struggling with flatbreads. I had thought I had found a recipe that would work for me, and it seemed to the first time using it. But I’ve made it twice more, and failed miserably both times. I think it is me that causes the failures, but can’t really pinpoint my issues. I’ve been… Continue reading I think it is me!

The sun is just peeking out of the clouds for the first time this morning. We had an all-day rain yesterday, the garden is lush with joy. Produce is coming into the house once more. The heat wave has ended, the air is crisp and cool and lovely on the skin. I am on a… Continue reading Pickles Pickles Pickles

Yesterday it rained all day, seldom ceasing. The garden slowly flushed green. The rain tanks filled. The beans began to make fruit again. The cucumber plants perked up and tiny cucumbers appeared in the patch. Thank goodness for the rain. Attila will not have to spend long hours in the evening watering the garden, at… Continue reading Rain at Last

The heat and humidity are back, the lull in garden harvesting and food preparation is also back. Today we went to the grocery store. In my life, this is now a very big event. I found some Ontario yellow peaches, and some Quebec Cortland apples that were less than half the price of all the… Continue reading Aesop’s Fables