by Renee Pottle | Jan 2, 2016 | Canning and Preserving
You don’t have to set up your food dehydrator to dry small amounts of veggies. Use the much more convenient oven! January is National Soup Month. If you, like me, enjoy a good bowl of homemade soup, you may want to make some soup mixes ahead. Soups can be... 
by Renee Pottle | Sep 24, 2015 | Canning and Preserving, Vegetarian
Turn dehydrated garden vegetables into multi-use powders. Homemade vegetables powders are a great way to use up the dwindling garden harvest. Which Vegetables Should Be Used For Powders? Almost any vegetable can be dried. Here are some of my favorites: Roots: beets,... 
by Renee Pottle | Sep 19, 2015 | Recipes From the Garden, Sourdough and Other Fermented Foods
Excess zucchini plus sourdough starter equals a unique quick bread. Sometimes the garden fairy (you know, the tooth fairy’s sister!) brings us too many zucchini. And sometimes she brings us only a few zucchini – but they are giants! In either case, the... 
by Renee Pottle | Sep 12, 2015 | Canning and Preserving, Instagram, Pickles
“You can’t make relish, that’s something you buy at the store!” Words of disdain and unbelief from a young teen. Our nephew was visiting. His desired foods at age 13 were very limited. But, like most teens, he liked hot dogs. With relish. At least he liked hot dogs... 
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,...