As part of the ongoing canning and food preservation program I have been organizing for Market Central, Dawn Story of Farmstead Ferments led this week’s class on fermenting.
Fun with Ferments
Month: October 2014
Adventures in Preserves and Pizza.
I recently cracked open a jar of that pickled eggplant. As part of the ongoing series of canning classes I’ve been teaching, I’d been asked if I could please lead another pickling class because ‘pickling is fun’. Indeed it is. I knew I could still get eggplant, so I figured I should actually sample the pickles before making them again. Served on some nice baguette with feta cheese and a drizzle of olive oil, pickled eggplant is a lovely antipasti. Continue reading
Scenes from a weekend.
Side view
Selfie girls
Great pumpkin selfie
Two girls and a 501 pound pumpkin
Melons on the porch
Garden haul
Happy Lucky Combo
Chicken dancing
Chicken dancing
Dancing lederhosen
Roasting peppers
Sunday morning brunch
Late afternoon fall light
Checking the new lights for the man cave
Autumn yard
Part of a day’s work: jar of candied cintron melon, fermenting peppers and a peach pie
Adventures in Forgotten Heirloom Melon Preservation.
My last post was on the gift of a citron melon. I had cut into it to determine exactly what it was, so the clock was ticking in terms of me figuring out exactly what I was going to do with it. Uncut, the melon would have lasted months properly stored – similar to winter squash – but because I had cut into it, I needed to use it up and quickly.
What in the world?
I got a message from my friend Leni last week, telling me she had a perishable gift for me and could I please come get it? Continue reading
Chicken Wire & Paper Flowers 