I realize that for a lot of people mayonnaise is a horrific subject for a photograph. But I made it and it’s delicious and it’s just an egg yolk and olive oil. Not so bad?
Homemade mayo now sits next to homemade salad dressing and is becoming one less processed packaged food we get pre-made. This [...]
One of my favorite meals is a quick dinner with rice and a frittata (the lazy man’s quiche….no crust). I’ve posted this before and it’s worth repeating. Makes dinner for two and lunch for two and even with the four dollar eggs I now feel compelled to buy ($4 per dozen that is) it works [...]
 (note the eggs should actually be beaten before going in, but I took artistic license)
Making pasta, I have now learned is not hard at all. It’s not convenient or fast, but it certainly isn’t hard. But guess what else it is? Cheap! Yes. Homemade pasta from local organic flour and local organic cage free eggs [...]
Some nights the ingredients in the fridge and the harvest of the garden come together so well I can’t help but share.
The salad is a testament to the fact that growing your own food can really help expand personal tastes. As an adult I struggle to move beyond my initial childhood reaction to crunchy things [...]
One way to save money on local, organic, healthy food is to check out who in your community may have excess of something you are in need of. For instance, we learned in the craigslist ‘free’ section that a lovely family had taken in many many chickens to relieve people of finished class projects or [...]
