Fresh Ginger

First, I would like to mention that in honor of chocolate, Eby ( my boyfriend’s name, I am tired of typing BF and think Manda has the right idea) and I will be making bourbon chocolate truffles.
Now to the menu.  Cheryl of Gluten Free Goodness is temporarily taking over the Gluten Free Menu Swap as […]

It’s the end of the gardening season here in Michigan.  So I greet you with a parting shot of sunniness in the rain - the last sunflower of the season.  Ah such a bittersweet ending to the summer.  However cool crisp autumnal smells are in the air and if it were not for the loss […]

That’s right, in terms of food and cooking magazines, it is the day I look forward to the most every year.
The Bon Appetit Thanksgiving issue is here!  As many things as I dislike about Bon Appetit, the Thankgiving issue makes up for most of it.  This also means that within days, the Gourmet Thanksgiving issue […]

Natalie over at Gluten Free Mommy is hosting this week’s menu and the ingredient is cilantro, one of my favorite herbs!  She has been on the South Beach diet and has lost 10 pounds! Congrats Natalie!  Check out her website for a list of many Gluten free menus!
Saturday: Backyard picnic
Spicy Goat brats with potato salad […]

Things will look a little different in the back yard this year. When we decided to take the house off the market this winter, we decided to make the backyard a mini farm, minus the sheep. We have big plans that will take a while to accomplish, but the first phase of those […]

Photo by Asparagirl

I plant a garden every year. Some years I have planted one at the community garden too. This year, since we took our house off the market, we are making some big plans : raised beds and a small green or hoop house. The garage/shed will come down and […]

This week’s menu swap is hosted by Ginger Lemon Girl!
Once again I am attempting to get organized.
1. It makes it a lot easier to plan ahead and not spend a lot of time every afternoon thinking about what to cook that eve.
2. It saves on trips to the grocery store.
3. I have a […]

It’s that busy time of year, you know, when you rush off to Chicago for a long weekend of eating and drinking with friends, then you rush off up North to help butcher your pig Pancetta and then to top it all of, Thanksgiving is this week. I have been planning for a month […]

Well this started out as a food, knitting and brewing blog and got a little side tracked by all things food. I just started a new knitting project. People all around me seem to be in baby having mode, so I have started a baby blanket for my good friends who think they […]

I felt as if I short shifted organics a bit yesterday and was writing a reply to one of my comments so long, that I figured I should add it to the blog instead.
In Michigan our seasons are shorter, so I of course have to rely on non local groceries, but I do make […]