I'm out of control, you guys... Since my foray into homemade sauerkraut earlier this year, I'm now on a kick to ferment everything... I have to admit, it helps that I'm no longer scared of the whole process, and have learned that fermented foods don't taste gross-- as long as they are done right. My homemade fermented ketchup boosted my confidence even further, so I hunted down some pickling cucumbers at the Farmer's Market (the ...Continue Reading
Archives for August 2015
How to Freeze Green Beans
Here I go again, breaking the rules... First it was canning peaches with honey, and then my no-sugar canned pears, and now I'm becoming a green bean rebel. You see, I have an extreme aversion to two things when it comes to food preservation: Super intricate methods with seemingly unnecessary steps (Ain't nobody got time for that when you have 15 bazillion bushels of food to put up...) Using boatloads of sugar to preserve ...Continue Reading
Blueberry Cheesecake Ice Cream Recipe
Food is my love language. Clean laundry is my husband's love language. So yeah, there's a bit of tension there. I hate everything about laundry. I hate washing it, I hate putting it into the dryer, I hate folding it, I hate putting it away. And I despise ironing with every fiber of my being. Did you know some people actually iron their sheets? I'm pretty sure I couldn't be friends with someone who irons sheets. I'd rather be ...Continue Reading