Canning is really easy and a great way to save extra harvest for the winter or off-season. As I mentioned in my easy peasy tomato paste post, one of my goals this year was to learn home canning. I put it off and put it off, but the cooler temperatures kicked my butt into gear,…
I’m so excited to be featuring this giveaway in support of Prop 37! Labeling GMOs (genetically modified organisms) is such an important issue for both our health and the environment, and now you have a chance to support that movement AND win some awesome gifts from Rudi’s Organic and Gluten Free Bakery! About Prop 37…
These cupcakes are a wonderful incarnation of autumn flavors and comfort. The butternut squash cake is reminiscent of a lighter pumpkin bread—moist and lightly sweetened. The cardamom buttercream takes this simple muffin to out-of-this-world heights. Every bite is full of richness and depth of flavor. I ended up making these cupcakes for my sister-in-law’s birthday…
As you might have seen on our Facebook page, my mom and sister were over at our house this past Friday, and my sister showed me this really cute video of Marcel the Shell with Shoes On. This was uploaded to YouTube two years ago, which means I’m really behind the times on this one,…
I have never been very creative with greens. I’m usually at a loss for what to do with the bitter greens: kale, chard, Bussells sprouts—things like that. But this week, I mustered some inspiration from the things in my pantry, and I whipped up a meal that could be eaten for both dinner or breakfast.…
If you follow The Polivka Family on Facebook, you might have seen that I’m re-reading the Little House on the Prairie series by Laura Ingalls Wilder. In the first book, Little House In The Big Woods, Laura’s family goes to help her grandfather to harvest the maple sap in the spring. Well, this put a…