Monthly Archives: November 2011
Recipe: Dutch Baby
As soon as I saw this mentioned on a favorite blog, I had to try it. It’s a Dutch Baby. I thought maybe it was another name for a pannekoeken, but apparently not. It is ridiculously easy. Ultimate Dutch Baby … Continue reading
Filed under Cooking and baking, Practical
With Thanks
Having a really great Thanksgiving holiday. It started with a snowy day last weekend — the perfect kind where you get a nice cozy day by the fire and then it all melts within 2 days. Bacon ends — I … Continue reading
Filed under Gardening, Practical, Yeast/Fermentation
BPA in canned foods, continued
I wrote a post just a little over a year ago about our efforts to avoid BPA in canned foods. Since then, a handful of organizations have done actual scientific studies on BPA in can liners. The most damning of … Continue reading
Filed under Cooking and baking, Labels, Nutrition, Practical, Theoretical, US Food Production
Drying foods for long-term storage
Here’s an area I’m just starting to, uh, get my feet wet in. A while back, I realized how fantastic certain herbs tasted when homegrown and dried. Last year, we had a very respectable herb store for the winter. We … Continue reading
Filed under Gardening, Permaculture, Practical, US Food Production
A few final garden chores for the year
We’ve had such a long, warm, glorious fall here in Minnesota that time got away from me. Suddenly I realized that it was nearly the end of October. Time to get to work! Here was one small accomplishment for early … Continue reading
