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 | Aug 8, 2017 | Canning and Preserving, Instagram, Syrups and Spreads
Homemade syrups are easy to make and so full of flavor! Apricots are the bone china of the fruit world; beautiful, delicate, and perfect for any occasion. So every year I nab as many apricots as I can find during their oh so short season. If there are enough, I can... 
by Renee Pottle | Jul 21, 2017 | Canning and Preserving, Instagram, Jams
Velvety apricots + sweet cherries + Grand Marnier = tongue bliss! Sadly, today’s recipe uses the last of the fantastic cherries I received from the Washington State Fruit Commission. Once again, I have enjoyed creating new ways to use delicious sweet cherries – grown... 
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...