by Renee Pottle | Aug 20, 2015 | Canning and Preserving, Instagram, Jellies
Indulge in a Mediterranean treat with homemade fig jam. I love fresh figs. Good ones. Nice ripe, juicy, figs. Soft to the bite, but rich in flavor. Similar to a date, but less heavy. Figs are native to the Mediterranean region, and even grow in several places here... 
by Renee Pottle | Aug 1, 2015 | Instagram, Real Food, Soups, Sauces, and Entrees
It’s National Mustard Day! Celebrate by making your own spicy beer mustard. Spicy. Hot. Tangy. Mustard isn’t just for lathering on hot dogs or Bratwurst. It’s also the hidden ingredient in a tangy potato salad, an extra-special homemade... 
by Renee Pottle | Jul 24, 2015 | Instagram, Recipes From the Garden, Soups, Sauces, and Entrees
Feeling lazy? Vegetarian pasta is the answer when you are just too tired to spend hours cooking. I have always found Thursday to be the toughest night of the week. We are all tired, but still have another full day to go before we can rest. When the kids were little,... 
by Renee Pottle | Jul 24, 2015 | Ice Cream and Candy, Instagram, Recipes From the Garden
Watermelon sherbet is a refreshing treat on a hot summer’s day. It’s watermelon season. Sweet and juicy, maybe nothing says summer more than watermelon. I remember planting watermelon seeds in third grade as a school project. I babied that seedling, and... 
by Renee Pottle | Jul 18, 2015 | Ice Cream and Candy, Instagram, Real Food
Tomorrow is National Ice Cream Day! Celebrate with this tangy, chewy, New England favorite. New Englanders love ice cream. Seems strange, but even though New England is one of the coldest areas of the country, the natives eat more ice cream than elsewhere. When I... 
by Renee Pottle | Jul 16, 2015 | Ice Cream and Candy, Instagram, Recipes From the Garden
It’s easy to turn fresh apricots into Honey Apricot Vanilla Sorbet or Brown Sugar Almond Apricot Sorbet. And a great way to celebrate National Ice Cream Month! Earlier this week I mentioned that I had purchased 27 pounds of very ripe apricots. After eating my...