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The Gardens We Bring to the Holidays
The holidays have a way of turning gardeners into storytellers. Ask someone why rosemary is growing in a pot beside the kitchen door, why there are dried red peppers hanging …
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The Flavor Vault
If chapters 31 and 32 were about saving vegetables and fruits, this final recipe chapter is about preserving something equally valuable: flavor.
Herbs and spices are among the smallest harvests …
Oil, Vinegar, and Salt Preservation
Before refrigeration.
Before freezers.
Before pressure canners.
Before dehydrators.
People still needed a way to preserve food.
And remarkably, they succeeded.
Across thousands of years and countless cultures, gardeners, cooks, and farmers repeatedly returned to …
Drying Herbs for Year-Round Flavor
Long before there were refrigerators.
Long before there were freezers.
Long before anyone dreamed of pressure canners, dehydrators, or freeze dryers.
There were herbs hanging from rafters.
For thousands of years, people have …
Refrigeration and Short-Term Storage
When most people hear the phrase food preservation, they immediately think of canning jars, pressure canners, dehydrators, fermenting crocks, or perhaps a shiny freeze dryer.
But the truth is that …
Easy Italian Meatloaf
I am not usually a fan of meatloaf, but this Easy Italian Meatloaf recipe changed my mind. It is packed with flavor, has a nice Italian twist to it, and …
Baked Spaghetti Squash
Just like it sounds, the spaghetti squash does one heck of a good job replicating real spaghetti noodles. Stuff each half with ground beef, tomatoes and all of the regular …
Our Favorite Herbs and Spices
Recently, Gail and I embarked on an ambitious project to rearrange our herb and spice cabinet. Inspired by the flavors of our own backyard garden and some culinary research, we …
Is Forgetfulness the True Joy of Gardening?
I've had more than a few surprises in my gardening experience, as I'm sure you have. There was the time I found a family of rabbits living in some weeds …
