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Prior to this year, Eric and I were pretty intimidated by cooking most cuts of meat. Our family mostly ate ground meats, with the occasional chicken breast, salmon fillet, or canned fish. While we still cook these things fairly often, we’ve also expanded our repertoire to include more traditional foods with their unique nourishing properties.
There is SO much more I want to learn, but here’s our start!… Read More »
Spring is a temperamental season in Minnesota. Last week it was in the 70s–today we took a walk in the 30s with snow blowing in our faces. Brrr. As such, “spring food” is not exactly radishes, greens, and strawberries for us. More like a continuation of cozy winter fare and working our way through our freezer/pantry garden larder.
I did not growing up eating nose-to-tail but as an adult, I’m learning to cook different cuts of meats for our family that are both healthier than just chicken breast (due to nutrition from the connective tissue and bones) and also more economical. The higher cost of living has motivated me to be more adventurous than usual this year!… Read More »
It’s that time of the year when I have too many zucchinis in my fridge, my kids are looking forward to back-to-school and we’re all reallyyyy tired of the hot, humid weather (which feels like living in a sauna). As I type this it’s almost pitch black outside at 5pm, thundering every 10 seconds and I’m crossing my fingers we do NOT get hail with this storm. I like my roof the way it is.
Anyways, I can’t do much about the weather or five weeks left until the school year, but the zucchini can be dealt with. We are growing a heap of different things in our gardens this year. While some of it hasn’t been so successful–sorry, jalapeño peppers that were shaded out by the tomatoes–much of it is thriving.
If you’re looking for some veggie-heavy recipes to use up excessive garden produce, I hope you find these ideas helpful! We don’t can, so nothing on this list involves an afternoon spent next to the hot stove with a mess of glass jars and lids.… Read More »
Somehow it’s the last full week of July and let’s just forget eeeeeverything related to American politics at the moment and say I’m so excited for fall! The back-to-school prep and routines, fall foods, fall traditions like apple picking and pumpkin carving, the cooler weather… yes please.
One thing I will miss about summer, however, is our garden. Whilst we will hopefully continue to harvest some foods (squash, a second crop of beans, kale) into the fall, most of it dies back in the first cold snap. We’ve definitely been taking advantage of the fresh produce in our daily meals lately.… Read More »
It’s almosttt growing season here and my mouth waters at the thought of fresh, local produce! My kids have been asking for sweet corn (sorry guys–that’s a few months away) and I’d pay a pretty penny for a quart of fresh strawberries at the moment… the white/pink California counterfeits are just not the same.
It’s slim pickings at the grocery store right now. But, we’ve been cooking up some delicious meals and snacks anyways with odds and ends from our cupboard and freezer. Let’s take a peek at a recent week of eats. And if you have recipes to share in the comments below, please link them up!… Read More »
