Julie | November 26, 2011

A recounting of our 2011 Thanksgiving dinner, and a few of the best recipes from it.
Category: Baking, Dessert, Dinner, Meat, Nuts, Grains & Legumes, Sides, Soups, Veggies and Salads |
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Tags: apple cider, bake, brine, Brussels sprout, butternut squash, challah, chestnut, cookie, cranberry, cream, crumb crust, date, fresh bread, gravy, green beans, hazelnut, oyster, pie, pie crust, pomegranate, potato, rice, roast, rolls, sage, soup, stuffing, turkey, walnut
Julie | November 24, 2011

All my reasons to be thankful in 2011, in honor of Thanksgiving.
Category: Persnickety Bits |
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Tags: gratitude, holiday, Nolan, Scribbles by Sparks, traditional foods
Julie | November 8, 2011

It’s one of those things I can’t unthink—now that I know I can make chicken stock from picked carcasses, I simply cannot resist doing so, even when I can barely squeeze another quart into the freezer. And now it is going to be the same way with homemade vinegar. How could I ever throw away [...]
Category: Fruits |
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Tags: fermentation, leftovers, vinegar, whey
Julie | November 7, 2011

Preserving a box of Bartlett pears via canning and dehydration.
Category: Fruits |
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Tags: canning, crockpot, dehydrate, fruit butter, jam, leftovers, pear, preservation, total use
Julie | November 1, 2011

A (pretty nearly) final gardening update for the 2011 growing season: carrots, beets, and potatoes!
Category: Veggies and Salads |
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Tags: beet, carrot, gardening, potato, preservation