My son is still recovering from having his wisdom teeth out, so we are going to begin the week with soft food. Hopefully, he will feel well enough by the end of the week to eat Grilled London Broil! Monday – Carrot-Ginger Bisque from Cooking for Isaiah and Garden Salad Tuesday – Crock Pot SplitRead More
Gluten-Free Garlic and Herb Pizza Crust
Once when I set out to make pizza crust, I was out of some of the flours called for in the recipe. Since I was going to have to improvise, I decided to make a savory crust. This recipe makes one 12 – 14 inch pizza. Gluten-Free Garlic and Herb Pizza Crust Recipe Ingredients: 1Read More
How to Get More from Your Square Foot Garden with Succession Planting
If you have ever tried square foot gardening, you know that you can grow an amazing amount of food for your family in a few raised beds. However, there are a few things you can do to maximize your limited space. Intense Square Foot Gardening is particularly useful if you are living in an areaRead More
Free From the Garden
I am participating in Food Waste Friday hosted by The Frugal Girl. Monitoring my food waste, and documenting it with a picture, keeps me accountable and motivates me to remain vigilant in my goal to minimize, if not eliminate, food waste in my household. I haven’t participate in Food Waste Friday in a while becauseRead More
Rose of Sharon
Just last week I was complaining commenting that my Rose of Sharon had not yet bloomed. Yesterday, when I walked out the door, I spied a branch that had a few blooms on it: This shrub was planted long before I moved here, so I am not sure which variety I am growing. Rose ofRead More
Orange Ginger Stir-Fry over Spaghetti Squash Noodles
Instead of using a gluten-free alternative to soy sauce when I make stir-frys, I sometimes decide to skip it altogether. This is one of my favorite gluten-free stir-frys and it does not require any substitutions! All of the ingredients are naturally gluten-free. I love the combination of orange, ginger, and sweet peppers in this dish. IRead More
Repurposing Leftover Rice
Instead of making rice multiple times through out the week, I make one large batch. I am usually pretty good about matching the amount I make with the amount we will need, but occasionally I end up with excess rice. Below are a few ways we use up leftover rice: ~ Leftover rice is theRead More
I Finally Captured a Butterfly…
I finally captured a butterfly on a Butterfly Bush! We have a dozen Butterfly Bushes scattered through out our backyard and they do attract butterflies, but I never seem to have my camera when the butterflies are visiting. When I was watering yesterday, I noticed a few butterflies, dropped the hose and ran for myRead More
Alternative to Oil Cooking Spray
Ounce for ounce oil from spray cans is more expensive than much higher quality oils. I prefer to splash a little oil in a pan and then use a basting brush to thoroughly coat the dish with oil: It only takes a second. I have found that silicone basting brushes are easier to clean upRead More
Square Foot Garden Update: Some Like it Hot!
The tomatoes, peppers, and eggplant are definitely liking our hot August days. The tomatoes continue to roll in and show no sign of letting up. I have been using our surplus cherry tomatoes in Broiled Cherry Tomatoes. I am waiting for these beauties to ripen to start canning: We are harvesting peppers daily: What IRead More
Spicy Sesame Stir-Fry
Stir-frys are perfect for using up the the bits and pieces from my refrigerator and garden. I have given the measurements that I used, but the amounts were driven by the fact that I had a handful of early green beans, a handful of peas from plants that will not give up, 1/2 of aRead More
Menu Plan – Week of August 16th
This is going to be a crazy week. My oldest child is turning 20! My husband will be doing his annual training with the reserves. Fortunately he will be doing it at our local base, but his hours will be erratic. And my oldest son is having his wisdom teeth removed, so I am planningRead More
Broiled Cherry Tomatoes
Here’s a fast and easy recipe for broiled tomatoes. We are harvesting several cups of cherry tomatoes every day. A couple of Early Girls are ripening each day and it won’t be long before we pick our first Roma tomatoes. When we are over run with Early Girls and Romas, I make and can spaghettiRead More
Cloudscape
The most amazing cloud formations roll over the mountains in the late afternoon. My oldest son often comes in from feeding the horses, grabs a camera, and heads out to capture the prettiest part of Nevada: The sky. This post has been linked to Outdoor Wednesdays.
Two New Blooms
For me each first bloom is exciting! This year it seems like I have waited longer than ever before for some of my flowers to bloom, but better late than never! A Shasta Daisy, which is hardy to –20, in case you were wondering: And a Cosmo, which survived an indiscriminate weeder: I am stillRead More
Garden Party Cupcakes
When I was at the grocery store my 3 year old pointed out a turtle cake and told me we “needed to get it for my birthday”. As much as I would have liked to indulge my toddler, I couldn’t. Several of us are gluten intolerant, plus grocery store frosting doesn’t taste very good. HoweverRead More
Menu Plan – Week of August 9th
When I made last week’s menu plan I forgot that my husband was going to be on travel most of the week. I also quite conveniently forgot that I was celebrating a birthday. So meals were shifted around and some were pushed back into this week, like Southwest Steak Salad with Honey Lime Dressing. ThisRead More
Square Foot Garden Update
I wanted to have this post up early this morning, but I became engaged in another Battle of the Bugs in my squash beds. I was the victor in this battle, but the war continues… Our unusually hot, dry summer was frying my poor Everbearing Strawberries; the berries were just shriveling up on the stem.Read More
How To Squash a Bug: A Tutorial for the Squeamish
Let me start by saying that I am not normally a violent person. If there must be a death, I prefer bloodless deaths (i.e. avalanche scene in Mulan). And I took 2 years of horticulture, just to get out of dissecting a frog. Seriously. Today, instead of flaunting my flowers, I am flaunting my abilityRead More
Herb Roasted New Potatoes
After digging up potatoes and onions this afternoon, I decided I could not wait until the weekend to roast the new potatoes. If you grow your own herbs this recipe can be made almost entirely from the garden. I don’t grow my own olives, so I used store bought olive oil. I intended to serveRead More
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