We have a spell of warmer weather

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I just made a big batch of soft French Chevre cheese from some outdated milk I was given by a local store (instead of...

We had a very nice Easter visit with our family

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Well, at least those who could come. Sons, Bill and his family and David and his family, joined us for Easter dinner. We not...

We had a wonderful After Christmas Day get together

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Both David and his family and Bill and his family had other family gatherings on Christmas day with the in-laws, so we settled on...

I’m canning nearly every day now

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Our beans are in! And so are our peppers. This year I'm making batch after batch of Cowboy Candy, a candied jalapeño. Wow, are...

Q and A: saving squash seeds, Hopi Pale Grey squash, and apple-walnut cake

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Saving squash seeds I harvested basketball sizes of Hopi squash this fall -- and we had the squash for our Canadian Thanksgiving this past weekend....