by Renee Pottle | Nov 21, 2017 | Basics, Real Food
Cranberries, oats, and almonds – oh my! It’s National Cranberry Day, a great time to celebrate the tart, native American fruit. I personally love all things cranberry, and usually purchase several bags of the fresh fruit to keep in the freezer all year. In... 
by Renee Pottle | Nov 18, 2017 | Baking, Real Food
Are you a fruitcake hater? You will change your tune with these recipes! Fruitcake is a delight. Or maybe I should say homemade fruitcake is a delight. After all, what’s not to like? Cake – Good Nuts – Good Dried Fruit – Good Candied Fruit... 
by Renee Pottle | Nov 17, 2017 | breads, Instagram, Real Food
It’s Homemade Bread Day! Celebrate with wholesome and delicious Greek Country Bread. At least 90% of my bread making is sourdough. I prefer the flavor that sourdough imparts, and find most straight dough breads a bit insipid. But not Greek Country Bread. This heavy... 
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 | Jul 18, 2017 | Canning and Preserving, Instagram, Jams
Preserve the sweet cherry harvest to enjoy all year. If you, like me, love sweet cherries you probably try to stretch the season. For me that means purchasing as soon as they hit the stores – even at exorbitant prices, and then preserving them as the summer moves on...