A few weeks ago, Rob made up this delicious, healthy kale stew so we could use up our bounty of greens in the garden. Today we picked almost seven pounds of collards, so we used collards instead of kale in our enormous pot of stew. …
Last Sunday when Jammer was still with us, when he was still resting in his little bed next to my desk in the Little House, we harvested a couple of fine cabbages, glittering with raindrops, and we made a cabbage salad. We’d check on him, …
We made our favorite vegan lasagna on Monday. It turned out so delicious. The key is the walnut paste, which holds everything together and is so rich and oily and delightful! Sorry about the poopy picture. It was dark by the time we finished cooking, …
Yesterday Kris had a Christmas cookie-baking party and I made vegan coconut macaroons using this recipe. They turned out pretty good! We had so much fun at the party. We baked cookies and drank hot cider and made Christmas ornaments with lots of glitter. We …
Here’s my contribution to our family’s Thanksgiving dinner this year. (Yes, I know. My contribution is tiny.) It’s an easy cranberry relish made from a recipe Mom found years ago in Taste of Home magazine. I like to eat it hot, not cold. . . …
Our Rangpur lime tree is doing great this year. It’s dark and lush, loaded with bright orange, tangy fruit. A Rangpur lime isn’t a real lime; it’s a cross between a Mandarin orange and a lemon. But the fruit is sour enough to use as …
In fall, during cranberry season, I try to make cranberry sauce as often as I can. It’s beautiful and delicious—and it’s so good for you. Cranberries have more antioxidants than any other common fruit. When I was little, it was always my job to make …
Last night I had a very nice little cozy evening making peach cobbler in my pajamas and watching an NCIS marathon with little June Baxter curled up in my lap. Then this morning I got up in the freezing cold and picked some of …
After work on Friday, Kris and I took Sophie and Jake to Lofty Pursuits, this awesome little ice cream and toy store. Kris and I got grapefruit sorbets, Jake got a cone, and Sophie got a Make-Your-Own Sundae.
