by Kate | Sep 27, 2009 | Musings
We lost our tomatoes and peppers to freezing temperatures last Monday night and snow is in our forecast for Wednesday. I’ll soon be saying goodbye to all my flowers until spring. Columbine are among my favorite flowers. The blossoms appear soft and delicate, yet...
by Kate | Sep 24, 2009 | Canning & Freezing, Kate's Kitchen
Salsa snobs. That’s what we are. From the moment we started making our own fresh salsa and then freezing it, we became salsa snobs. No longer could we get buy on bottled salsa from the store. Even my home-canned salsa was no match. It’s a life sentence, I...
by Kate | Sep 23, 2009 | Farm & Family
Last Friday my oldest son went to play at a friend’s house. I pulled up to his friend’s house just in time to see a Lego man attached to a parachute launch into the air from his perch atop an old plastic film canister. My son’s friend sent a canister...
by Kate | Sep 14, 2009 | Kate's Kitchen, Main Dishes
I planted Kale for the first time this year. I’d heard good things about how rich in nutrients it was and since I make green salads quite frequently, I decided to give it a try. Upon tasting it raw in a salad, I quickly determined never to plant it again. I even...
by Kate | Sep 13, 2009 | Farm & Family
My site is undergoing a bit of construction. It’s my husband’s idea. He can’t stand the thought of me having an off-the-rack background any longer. He’s determined to get me into a more custom designed site. He does after all get paid to design...