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My favorite weekend pastime…

By Eliot, on September 20th, 2010%

Listening to NPR, being able to listen to all of “The Spendid Table,” and being inspired to make something delicious. . . . → Read More: My favorite weekend pastime…

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Pickling again

By Eliot, on September 19th, 2010%

I have been pickling all summer—homegrown cucumbers, carrots, green beans, and even grapes. (I also made some “cheater pickles;” see “My Favorite Uncle’s Pickles.”)

Now it was time for okra.

Finally, I made it to the garden to pick “baby” okra—meaning, I had been picking regularly and I hadn’t overlooked any monster pods! (It . . . → Read More: Pickling again

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Roasted Tomato and Eggplant Pasta Sauce

By Eliot, on September 15th, 2010%

Really tasty pasta sauce recipe. . . . → Read More: Roasted Tomato and Eggplant Pasta Sauce

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Dark Sweet Cherry Pie

By Eliot, on September 14th, 2010%

We have a friend with connections. She is always putting us on to plant sales, fitness equipment sales, and now, fabulous fruit from Bithell Farms in Oregon. We tacked along our order with hers (and others) and ordered fourteen pounds of Oregon dark sweet cherries and seven pounds of blueberries. They came in last week. . . . → Read More: Dark Sweet Cherry Pie

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Too much okra?

By Eliot, on September 13th, 2010%

A great recipe to help stock your freezer with the summer harvest. . . . → Read More: Too much okra?

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Texas Citrus Salsa

By Eliot, on September 11th, 2010%

Last weekend we went to Houston to visit my in-laws. Stereotypically, I know that a visit to the in-laws is a dreaded event, but not with mine. I love to visit them and my mother-in-law is a great cook. She shared a couple of recipes with me that I want to pass along because they . . . → Read More: Texas Citrus Salsa

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Refreshing Citrus Rice Salad

By Eliot, on September 7th, 2010%

Really cool and refreshing salad for the end of summer. . . . → Read More: Refreshing Citrus Rice Salad

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Roasting Beets

By Eliot, on August 30th, 2010%

Roasted Baby Beet Salad with Goat Cheese Recipe . . . → Read More: Roasting Beets

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More experimenting with ice cream.

By Eliot, on August 29th, 2010%

Cake batter ice cream recipe . . . → Read More: More experimenting with ice cream.

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Become a Saucy Mama (or Papa)

By Eliot, on August 28th, 2010%
Enter the Saucy Mama Contest.

My first contest! Enter here. . . . → Read More: Become a Saucy Mama (or Papa)

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