Preserving summer green beans.
If you find yourself with a glut of crispy-fresh summer green beans, you can easily freeze them to enjoy several months down the road. Here’s how.
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Canned heirloom tomatoes.
I spotted these jars of heirloom tomatoes at my cookware store over the weekend. And I thought: Damned if I can’t make this myself. So stay tuned for a post on canning your own varietal heirloom …
Better than store-bought: Homemade red-pepper hummus.
Really: You HAVE to make this. If you like hummus—that wonderful, flavorful Middle Eastern spread—then you have to try making your own. Sure, there are tons of great store-bought versions out there. But go grab a …
Better than store-bought: Homemade mayonnaise.
I don’t like mayonnaise. Never have. Not on sandwiches, not in cole slaw, not in potato salad. I don’t even typically keep it in the fridge. I’m thoroughly grossed out by it. Then I had homemade …
Strawberry jam (again).
My happy jam-making experience last summer—with homemade strawberry, blueberry and tomato jam—had me looking forward to getting out the canning pot and jars all over again. For a household of two people, we managed to go …
The playground workout.
It was too beautiful yesterday to hit the gym, so I did this fun and simple playground workout at our neighborhood elementary school.
Better than store-bought: Homemade chicken stock.
Good quality packaged chicken broth will do in a pinch, but it’s a snap to make fantastic homemade chicken stock.
The favorites list: early spring.
Here’s my Top 10 List of favorite foodie and outdoorsy finds right now, as I’m dreaming of spring …
Kitchen tip: eliminating cooking odors.
Much as I love the kitchen smell of onion cooking in olive oil or butter, there comes a point in the evening—or the next day—when that aroma lingers a bit too long. So I turn to …
