My sister-in-law Heather and I teamed up to design this calendar. Each month features a different handmade block print seasonal fruit or vegetable. Our calendars are done and we couldn’t be more pleased with the final product. 8.5×11″ 2017 calendar.
banana bread
My pet peeve: having to read through paragraphs of someone’s personal reflections and 20 full size images (lovely as they may be) before getting to the recipe when all I want is the recipe. So, without further ado, here’s the
why i make a big deal out of birthdays
Last weekend Lilia turned 4, her golden birthday. We had a party complete with balloons, friends, family, and cupcakes. I decorated. I invited her to choose what kind of cupcakes she wanted and I made it happen (strawberry and broccoli
csa weeks twenty – twenty two :: an announcement
Well, this is embarrassing. The reason this post is so late is because by the end of our CSA late in October, I wasn’t eating anything that came from our CSA. I was back to the old standbys of bagels
csa :: week nineteen
Potatoes, onions, garlic, eggplant, spinach, leeks, wax beans, peppers, cabbage, kale, kohlrabi, celeriac… oh my!
csa :: weeks sixteen – eighteen :: use it or loose it
Okay so I got a little behind. A few weeks ago, my fridge was overflowing with greens and things begging to be eaten. Fortunately, we’ve entered soup season. I used two huge bunches of swiss chard in a big batch
csa :: weeks fourteen – fifteen :: for the love of kale
Kale is so hot right now. For good reason too, kale is packed full of all kind of antioxidant goodness, high in fiber, and can be enjoyed cooked or raw, in many different recipes. This is the time of year
csa :: weeks ten – thirteen :: roasted veggie and bean chili
Northern Michigan received us for a beautiful, restful (yes, even with kids), vacation. We returned home to a fridge fuller than when we left (thanks to a sister who picked up our CSA share while we were gone) and a
on life around a table
Before I was even thinking about getting married and starting a family of my own, I had a dream of having a great big dining room table and mismatched chairs all around it. That summer I finally found a table,
csa :: week eight :: pickles!
I haven’t grown cucumbers the last few years. Not because I don’t like them, but because there are always way too many. And unless you like pickles, there isn’t much you can do to preserve them. Well, leave it to