Oven Dried Tomatoes: Preserving Your Home Grown Harvest
Mud-and-Water Woman (aka. Cynthe) grew an organic vegetable garden this summer. Over a decade since our last one, Bill (sweet hubby) assembled the raised beds,
Lavender Lemonade
Essential oils are DELIGHTFUL in your cooling summer drinks! Here’s a refreshing lavender lemonade recipe to try when temperatures rise to sweltering. LAVENDER LEMONADE Recipe
Savory Cauliflower Butternut Squash Soup (Vegan recipe)
Ummm, ummm GOOD! Made another one of my toss-ingredients-together soups the other night and it turned out especially yummy. This cauliflower butternut squash soup seasoned
Winter Holiday Ginger Pumpkin Cheesecake
The winter holiday season has arrived! Just past Thanksgiving in the USA, now families are planning menus for Hanukkah, Christmas, and Kwanzaa…including favorite seasonal desserts,
Thanksgiving Roots ~ Roasted Vegetables
Thanksgiving, our annual harvest holiday here in the United States, is just around the corner. Cooks planning Thanksgiving celebration feasts select favorite family recipes and
October’s End Brings Poignant Memories and Halloween Fun
Halloween Approaches! October glows orange everywhere I look. Liquid amber and pistachio trees flaunt russet-hued autumn leaves. At the farmers markets, Fuyu and Hachiya persimmons
A Hidden Rose Apple Pie for My Valentine
Did you celebrate Valentine’s Day traditionally with chocolates, red roses, and/or a romantic candlelight dinner? Bill and I aren’t much for rituals, but we do
‘Food Is Love’ 2014 Recipe Calendars: Great Holiday, Housewarming & Wedding Gifts!
GOOD NEWS! Our 2014 ‘Food Is Love’ Recipe Calendars will be ready for the presses at the end of this week. Every month features a
Confused? Yes on 522 GMO Food Labeling or No? ~ WA Voters Will Decide: NOV 5th
WA elections are only weeks away…folks are already submitting their mail-in ballots. Voting YES on 522!, Washington state’s initiative measure requiring labeling of genetically engineered
The Heirloom Seed Expo (Santa Rosa, CA)
For the past three years along with the change of seasons, September has ushered in a most amazing national food extravaganza ~ The Heirloom Seed
Sonoma Garden Park via CropMobster
Saturday, Bill and I went on a food adventure! Sonoma Garden Park had a CropMobster listing for picking ripe peaches & heirloom apples off their
Asparagus Pizza with Creamy Goat Chevre and Olive Bruschetta
There are many classic ways to cook tender asparagus spears, spring’s fleeting gourmet delicacy. If you want a quick, easy dinner, serve this pizza where