I began my canning education as soon as I started gardening. Armed with my Complete Book of Home Preserving, I canned anything and everthing I could. Now I only can my favorites, among them Dilled Pickled Green Beans, Spicey Garlic Pickles, various jams, salsa, peaches, pumpkin, apple pie filling, relish, and of course Homemade KETCHUP. Once […]
Category: Food
Harvests in September
These last days of summer have been busy with harvesting, gardening, pruning, house projects, canning, and baking. It wasn’t until my 5 and 3/4 month old son started crawling (um excuse me, WHAT?) that I had a moment of refection and awe over the last six months. In the last six months, I have become […]
Late Summer Tea Party in the Garden
The girls and I decided to throw an end of summer tea party in the garden. We invited a bunch of friends from the neighborhood and everyone pitched in. The result: a relaxing afternoon with good company and good food. “To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow” Audrey Hepburn Sheela ROSE […]
Curried Coconut Kale Soup
This recipe came to me as I was perusing the aisles of my favorite asian market. I was particularly intrigued by the purple sweet potatoes and Japanese sweet potatoes that I found. If you can’t find these ingredients (or any other ingredients) just improvise! Use what your store has. If its yams, regular sweet potatoes, […]
Simple Turkey & Cheddar Turnovers
Makes 8 *Thaw your puff pastry before you start* 1 lb ground turkey 4 cloves of garlic, minced 1 onion, chopped 2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce 2 tsp Dijon Mustard salt and pepper to taste 1 C of shredded cheddar 2 sheets of puff pastry, thawed Flour for dusting 1 egg, beaten To […]
Pumpkin & Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies (gluten-free + dairy-free)
I posted this picture on social media last month and got a lot of requests for the recipe. I found the original recipe in a Fred Meyer catalog and reworked it to make it gluten-free and dairy-free. They came out so good and were the perfect October treat. Enjoy friends! Total time: 90 minutes […]
Mother’s Day Brunch
It was a lovely day here at the Taylor Homestead. We had my parents and brother over, and for the very first time, Grandma Myrna and Aunt Cynthia. Food is my love language. What better way celebrate a few of the mothers in our life. Mom’s famous egg dish. When she asked if I’d like […]
Food + Friends + Fridays
We have been having record highs this spring in the Pacific Northwest. And what better way to take advantage of that, than to have some of your favorite people over for a barbecue. I started the iced tea early. Mmmmm peach and coconut (our wedding tea). These two! Chris and Tawny (my 8 months […]
Bravely Facing Corned Beef (and all the fixins)
When it comes to cooking, I feel fairly confident. Whether it’s a steak and potatoes kind of a night, or a spicy curry dish, I know my way around a kitchen. However, I have a confession: I may have a slight phobia of large cuts of meat. So here I am (after a phone call […]
Grandma’s Pebbernors
(Above: Grandma Myrna and four of six of the Hustoft children. My father was the only boy.) When I was a little girl, I remember receiving a special package from Grandma Myrna every Christmas. Inside were all sorts of tasty treats that she had baked herself, of course, but my eye was always drawn toward […]