This past week, we learned to can tomatoes, and we enjoyed it so much, we bought a bunch of apples and canned them, too! Now, a lot of people have been asking me why I’m getting into canning when I could just freeze stuff. Well…that’s true. Freezing things is way easier…except that I have a…
Frank and I first had carrot halva as part of an Indian buffet, and we immediately knew we had found nirvana. Who knew such a simple dessert—made with carrots!—even existed! That was over two years ago, and it’s still one of our favorites. Last year, Frank and I took a road trip, and we ate…
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,…
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…
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…