Category Archives: Food

preserving

      Billings has a new grocery store: Lucky’s Market. Strawberries were on sale for 88¢ a pound, so I figured I’d try making strawberry chia seed jam.   It’s sweetened with honey and agave. I warned Shawn it … Continue reading

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snow day

  Spring snow this morning meant tea, waffles, and a slow start.

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pesto

Tiger in a Jar has done it again. I love them, I love Kinfolk, and I love food, to include pesto. Enjoy. Classic Pesto from Kinfolk on Vimeo.

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waffles

I wanted waffles. I didn’t have any milk. No buttermilk. No evaporated milk. So I used Bailey’s…I’m sure the alcohol cooked out, so it’s not really like drinking for breakfast. I used this recipe from Serious Eats, only I halved … Continue reading

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on making bread

Another gorgeous video by Tiger in a Jar, this time on the lovely process of making bread. Once you watch, you’ll know why I feel bad for anyone who’s never made bread, who claims they can’t deal with yeast, or … Continue reading

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spices

The whole house smells of spicy gingerbread.

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to bake

Carte Noire Recette filmée #1 Macarons from ))) datafone on Vimeo. I once made a macaron-like cake and was blessed for it. This video makes me want to make cute macaron sandwiches.

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honey crabapple bread

I harvested some crabapples and dried them. The result is very similar to craisins minus the sugar. . They’re pretty tart to eat plain, but they’re delicious in honey crabapple bread. .

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harvest

There’s a crabapple tree growing in my side yard. I didn’t know it was crabapples – the fruits are so tiny! But now that I know, there are so many possibilities. I have a fruit tree! I could make jelly, … Continue reading

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rosemary and lavender

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