by Renee Pottle | Feb 7, 2017 | Instagram, Real Food, Soups, Sauces, and Entrees
It’s National Fettuccine Day! This calls for a quick, easy, and healthy Alfredo sauce. Healthy isn’t a word that is usually associated with Fettuccine Alfredo. But we can eat healthy without giving up creamy pasta. It just takes some creative sleight-of-hand cooking,... 
by Renee Pottle | Feb 4, 2017 | Ice Cream and Candy, Instagram, Real Food
Celebrate World Nutella® Day and National Frozen Yogurt Day with this easy-to-make treat. Are you ready for the big day tomorrow? No, I am not talking about the Super Bowl. This is even bigger! February 5th is not only National Frozen Yogurt Day, it’s also World... 
by Renee Pottle | Feb 3, 2017 | canning, Canning and Preserving, Instagram
Cure winter’s gloomy days with sunny citrus marmalade I fell in love with marmalade when very young. Probably because it combined two of my favorite things; oranges and English culture. That’s what happens when you are a child who reads too many stories about queens... 
by Renee Pottle | Jan 19, 2017 | Canning and Preserving, Instagram, Jams
Snowed in? Make marmalade! Here in the Mid-Columbia we are suffering through the worst winter in decades. It started snowing in early December and hasn’t stopped. Let me rephrase that – it didn’t stop until the other day when it started showering down freezing rain... 
by Renee Pottle | Dec 3, 2016 | breads, Instagram, Real Food
Searching for an easy gift idea? How about a loaf of homemade quick bread and a jar of your own special jam or jelly? Quick breads are easy to make, easy to gift, and easy to eat! If you can measure, stir, and open the oven door you can make quick breads. Quick Bread... 
by Renee Pottle | Dec 2, 2016 | Dried, Grow Your Own Food, Instagram
Homemade tea blends make wonderful gifts for the tea lovers on your list. As a New England native, I grew up drinking tea. There was tea in the morning. Tea during dinner. Tea in the afternoon. Tea and toast before bed. There wasn’t much a good cup of tea...