Fruit vinegars are a great way to enhance the flavor in almost anything and a good way to use an over abundance of fruit. You can use them to deglaze the pan of a roasted chicken or pork chop, add them to green salads and fruit salads, or add them to sparkling water for a…
I just had one of those weekends for the record books. I'm not sure how it happened really. It just did. It started with a passing invitation and culminated in an itinerary entitled "Georgia's Down Home Downtown Weekend." And that it was.
It all began with these chickens.
And some very large and colorful roosters.
They all had…
I was going to write earlier, but I got distracted by a strawberry rhubarb pie.
Now that it's cooling, I thought I'd tell you about a class I tought this past weekend on pioneer skills... this particular segment was on pickling.
Some dedicated picklers and I convened at a very cool blue Victorian house in Oakland and…
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I was on the winding road to Tamales Bay the other day to eat oysters, and drink a cold beverage, and drink oysters, and the air smelled incredible.
It was the eucalyptus trees. I opened every roof and window in the car. And sucked…
We all had them at one point. For some of us, they're right below the surface. For others, it requires some deep digging.
But pioneer skills are a wonderful tool to have, because you can interact with the world in a more fluid, more satsifying way.
One of my favorite things about having this little site 'o…
I'm taking matters into my own hands. After yesterday's post, no one asked for a lesson in preserving their fruit. I'm deeply hurt. Just kidding. I'm going to teach you anyway. Because I love you. Even if you don't love me. That's just the way it is.
I saved this pickle jar. I'm so glad I…
There once was a woman named Virginia Elizabeth Williams Gray. People called her "Jennie" Gray back in the 1800's.
She was my other great-great grandmother. Whereas, Evelyn Day Bruner was my great-grandmother's mother, Jennie was my great-grandfather's mother.
We shall call her the tree trunk. Because she is the basis for a very wonderful tradition that links…
I found my version of gold tucked away in an old drawer. It was a tiny black book. And when I read the cover, I had to know more.
So I investigated, and guess what I discovered... this was my great-great grandmother's recipe book!
Her name was Evelyn Day Bruner. She lived in Brooklyn but was born…
As you recall, I had all of these strange French peppers this year. Some turned red, some didn't. It was very confusing. But they were beautiful and I loved them and pickled the ones that were green. The others sat one the windowsill because I was too busy to do anything with them and while…