Healthy Food . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . Easy Recipes . . . & Musings from France
As it’s almost past time for me to be making gnocchi and pasta (spring and the annual switch to summer cooking on the horizon) and I know you are all on pins and needles to know how I finished the butternut squash…. Here it is. Let me qualify that bit about the butternut squash. I … Continue reading…
Yes, I’m still finding new ways with my never-ending butternut squash. But first – we have actual, visible, easy-to-see proof that we worked last week. We papered. Because he had to cut the sheet rock panels in half to get them upstairs, they were missing the beveled edge needed for a smooth finish. Paper seemed … Continue reading…
I’m so sick of butternut squash I could scream. I was so pleased and proud as I picked them and cured them and stored them last fall. I had 24 of them, all sizes, but mostly big. I was sure they would be gone by December. At the very latest the middle of January. They’re … Continue reading…
Let me show you our plan. It may take a bit of imagination, but keep your eye on the scaffolding and the ladder to help stay oriented. The first photo is taken from the master bedroom doorway, looking straight down the hall to the door going into the barn (purple arrow). The barn door leeds … Continue reading…
Now that all of the summer squash is either safely tucked into my freezer or the compost pile, it’s time to tackle the winter squash. All squashes are cucurbits and, though there are four species of squash that encompass what we have in our gardens and markets, they are usually simply divided into summer squash, … Continue reading…
We had a storm last night…. Which, being a good geek, meant I unplugged both computers. This morning, as long as they were already unplugged, I decided it was time for the bi-monthly blow-out. A lot of people don’t do this…. I would hazard a guess that probably 99.9% don’t do this. But when you’re … Continue reading…
Nuts! I love gathering nuts in the fall. When I was a child, the whole family went out into the hills around our small town to gather hickory nuts and butternuts. Black walnuts were everywhere…. but only my older brother could tolerate their strong taste. Now I have my own trees: walnuts (English) and hazelnuts. … Continue reading…