GNOWFGLINS™

There was only one fruit/veggie farm at the Farmer’s Market yesterday. They mostly offer bread. I ordered plums from them, but either they forgot to bring them or they didn’t have enough to give me. So, none of those to bring home. They do have the awesome heirloom tomatoes, that’s good. The only other thing [...]

The last three weeks have been incredible at our Farmer’s Market, which until recently, really didn’t have much beyond eggs and bread. But a couple other farmers are coming to the market. We’ve brought home: plums, figs, pears, peaches, apples, sweet corn, green beans, kohlrabi, onions, broccoli, purple cabbage, heirloom tomatoes, and cucumbers. I’m probably [...]

There are times when I plan out my menu a week at a time. That is usually when we have company coming or a very busy week ahead.
For regular life, I plan out the main meal components just for a few days. Notice I said “main meal components” not “menu”. This is because what works [...]

Naomi and I worked in the kitchen all day on Saturday to prepare Haniya’s birthday dinner. Haniya is a total gourmet and picks very labor intensive food each year. That’s okay though because I love to make it and need an excuse to do it!

Naomi grinding the ingredients for falafel
Naomi was such a big help [...]

We ate stuffed grape leaves, quinoa tabouli, and Arabic meatballs again this weekend, serving them to Jeff’s folks. We just never get enough of that food! With the kids gone, there is only Jeff and me to share all the leftovers. I just enjoyed a nice bowl of tabouli for my lunch.
My challenge these next [...]

We picked up 1/2 of a local grass-fed beef yesterday. 372 pounds. Of course some of that is bones. It is nice to know where the beef came from and I also know the person who bought the other half. And now we are set for another year. Our next beef we hope to raise [...]

I’ve had a wonderfully productive morning in the kitchen. I go in spurts. Some days I spend hardly any time in there at all. Today there were lots of tasks to be accomplished and I was in the mood to do them. New batches of Kombucha, batches of coconut bark and cookies. For some time [...]

My batch of vanilla-coconut ice cream last night turned out horribly. Yuck! First of all, it was too hot to freeze well. Second of all, I purchased a type of coconut milk where you start with coconut cream and mix it with hot water. The resulting coconut milk was not smooth, it was chunky. So [...]

I love company, especially because I get to share one of my passions — healthy food — and because living out here where we do (and conserving trips into town like we do), I don’t get to visit with local friends as much as I’d like.
Our friends who helped Jeff with fencing last weekend are [...]

Saturday evening edit: Plans change! Thank goodness for a good friend and his family who  came over to help Jeff with the fencing on Friday and Saturday. As a result, we’ve had company on Friday and Saturday (and tomorrow is Sunday). Many of my preparations (and more besides) have already been eaten. Gonna start [...]