by Renee Pottle | Nov 17, 2014 | gardening, Grow Your Own Food
Do you sometimes feel like your garden is toying with you? Me too. Here’s what I learned this year. 1. Sick plants make for a sick garden; or – don’t buy sick plants from the grocery store. Last spring I felt quite lucky to stumble upon some cheap... 
by Renee Pottle | Nov 13, 2014 | Recipes From the Garden, Soups, Sauces, and Entrees
Roasted squash and black beluga lentils combine to make a rich and filling soup. Do you grow butternut squash? If so, you may wonder what to do with it all. Even if you have a squash-loving family like mine, night after night of mashed squash can get old. The other... 
by Renee Pottle | Nov 6, 2014 | cakes, Recipes From the Garden
More like a cake than a traditional pie, this Norwegian Apple Pie recipe can be made quickly with items you already have in the cupboard. My first food related job (many, many years ago) was working in the kitchen of a high-end seasonal restaurant. For most of the... 
by Renee Pottle | Sep 17, 2014 | breads, Recipes From the Garden
Excess zucchini combined with leftover lasagna filling and chives from the garden turn into a tangy, moist yeast bread. Do you still have too much zucchini? Yeah, me too. The other night I had grand plans to make grilled zucchini lasagna roll-ups. But first I went... 
by Renee Pottle | Aug 29, 2014 | Fermenting, Real Food
Fermenting your own fruit vinegar from scratch is an easy and fun project. Homemade vinegar is one of those unusual but easy projects that the whole family can get behind. All you really have to do is stir and wait. What could be simpler? I have posted before about...