Jerusalem artichokes, also known as sunchokes, are a root vegetable that some people love to hate. They have two things going against them, one being that they can completely take over your garden, the other that they have been known to cause gastric distress in some people. They didn’t get the nickname “fartichokes” for no…
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Cooking and preserving traditional food from scratch is one of my passions, and it’s even better if it includes homegrown, foraged, or fermented ingredients. I prefer to use whole foods and many of my recipes use herbs, flowers, and other fresh from the garden ingredients. Sourdough is another passion, and I also have a thing for cooking in cast iron pans!
Learn how to make sourdough tortillas, roasted beets and their greens, and traditional nitrate free corned beef.
Pumpkin Coconut Almond Granola and Granola Bars
This homemade pumpkin coconut almond granola recipe is a delicious snack or breakfast in the fall, and so easy to make! Then you can use the granola to make amazingly delicious and healthy pumpkin granola bars! Healthy Pumpkin Granola It seems that as soon as October is upon us, most of us go crazy for…
Fermented Pepperoncini Hot Sauce
This fermented pepperoncini hot sauce is an easy and delicious summer fermented food recipe. It’s perfect for preserving the summer harvest, packed with tons of flavor, and not quite as spicy as traditional hot sauce. Pepperoncini Peppers for Hot Sauce For some reason this year, most of our pepper plants didn’t do very well. We…
Fermented Cherry Tomatoes
Fermented cherry tomatoes are an excellent way to preserve an abundance of cherry tomatoes. The finished fermented tomatoes have a slight effervescence and amazing flavor! Preserving Cherry Tomatoes with Fermentation We have so many cherry tomatoes in the garden this year, it’s ridiculous. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing, as they are super sweet and…
How to Make Hard Cider With Wild Yeast
When it’s apple season fresh pressed cider is easy to find. Learn how to make your own homemade hard cider with wild yeast using fresh apple juice! Wild Yeast on Apples We recently had a whole lot of fresh pressed apple cider on our hands after building a simple DIY apple press and pressing a…
How to Make Apple Cider with a DIY Press
Learn how to make apple cider from scratch with apples from your tree! Homemade apple cider with a DIY cider press is easier to make than you might think. Pressing Homegrown Apples When we moved into our new house, one of the most exciting things for us was the apple tree in the backyard. While…
Skillet Peach and Blackberry Cobbler
Topped with vanilla ice cream, this skillet peach and blackberry cobbler is the best summer dessert! It is simple to make and easily adaptable, perfect for last minute company, or if you decide on a whim that you want a tasty treat. Learn how to make traditional skillet cobbler, a delicious fruit dessert! Blackberries for…
Mugwort Lemon Beer Recipe
Brew a primitive mugwort lemon beer with foraged ingredients. This home brew is easy to make and so delicious! Mugwort is easy to forage for, smells delicious, and is a great herb to use in a homemade beer recipe Homemade Herbal Brewing You may remember several weeks ago that I made a starter from wild…
Wild Berry and Nectarine Galette with Goat Cheese and Fresh Thyme
This wild berry and nectarine galette recipe is an easy summer recipe that’s hard for anyone to resist. Use foraged salal berries, or your favorite foraged or fresh wild berries, then serve warm with vanilla ice cream and you’ll be everyone’s friend for life! Berries to Use (Wild or Not) You might have seen my…
Plum Upside Down Cake with Lavender Whipped Cream
This plum and lemon upside down cake is the perfect easy dessert recipe for summertime entertaining. It’s baked in a cast iron skillet, then topped with an amazing homemade lavender whipped cream. Delicious! Plums, Lemon, and Lavender I had a bowl of little yellow and red plums sitting on my counter for almost a week….
