by Renee Pottle | Oct 25, 2017 | Basics, Recipes From the Garden
Autumn and apples go together like peanut butter and jelly. One just isn’t the same without the other! What would we do without apples? No apple pie. No apple jelly. The world would a sadder place. Wild apples kept the masses happy in ancient times in the form... 
by Renee Pottle | Sep 1, 2015 | Canning and Preserving, Instagram, Syrups and Spreads
Roses aren’t just beautiful, they taste good too! Turn your backyard roses into a flavored syrup. I’ve mentioned this before, but it has been a challenging garden year here in the Northwest. Drought, heat, and low irrigation water don’t add up to a... 
by Renee Pottle | May 16, 2015 | book reviews, Real Food
Farm-to-Table recipes for the Traditional Foods Lifestyle by Jennifer McGruther The Nourished Kitchen is a cookbook full of educational material. Or it’s a learning tool with lots of wonderful recipes. It could also be described as a timeless tome of eating,... 
by Renee Pottle | Apr 17, 2015 | Canned or Preserved Fruits and Vegetables, Canning and Preserving
Spring is in full force here in the Mid-Columbia. (If you are in the Northeast, I promise spring will come soon. It has too, right?) That means the ground is alive again after its fallow winter. The local asparagus harvest has started, the chives are tall and... 
by Renee Pottle | Jul 17, 2013 | gardening, Grow Your Own Food
Did you know that purslane, that ubiquitous weed that grows everywhere, is actually edible? And that it’s full of vitamins and anti-oxidants and one of the best vegetarian sources of Omega-3 fatty acids? Wild purslane has been harvested and eaten in the...