Impress your guests with a mind blowing summer dessert that only takes a few minutes to make. Try this. Get some fresh peaches, now in season here in Idaho. We’ve been getting them from our friend Tom’s produce stand on State Street, grown down on Sunny Slope. Quarter a couple of whole, fresh peaches, removing … Continue reading
We are having a potluck to celebrate Fall! October 2nd @ The Shafer Butte picinic area 1pm Everyone’s invited bring friends. Continue reading
If you know Farmer Marty, you know he likes his dessert. And if you know me, you know I demand high-quality desserts, not junky store-bought ones. What can be better in the summer than ice cream? And what’s better than trying to make something that most people usually just buy at the store? Not much, … Continue reading
Basil Berry Ice Cream 2 oz Basil 2 cups cream 2 cups half and half 1 Qt Raspberries and Blackberries 7/8 Cup Sugar Take Basil and bruise with mortar and pestle, or crush with your hands. Put basil in pitcher. Combine cream and half and half in pitcher with basil. Cover, refrigerate and let sit … Continue reading
Apricot Ice Cream 4 lbs ripe apricots (or peaches) 1/2 to 3/4 cups sugar 1/8 tsp salt Wash, peel, and mash your apricots. Add sugar and salt, cover and let sit in fridge until sugar is dissolved, a couple of hours. Next, combine in your ice cream maker: 1 teaspoon vanilla (or a vanilla bean, … Continue reading
During the blazing glory of summer, the veggie farmer is as busy as a wild dog. Free from the confines of the fence, the dog sniffs as much of the outside world as possible, knowing that freedom is only fleeting and adventure must be seized before capture and imminent imprisonment! I’m weeding, watering, harvesting, delivering … Continue reading
Summer is finally in full swing here in Boise, complete with hot temperatures and abundance of garden veggies! We recently organized an outdoor kitchen on the back porch. A few months ago, one of our photographs from this blog was selected for publication in Montana Outdoors Magazine! (It’s the photo of our Dutch Oven Gyros, … Continue reading
So, after my last post on the wonderful qualities of kale, I was informed by Ms. Corita Waters, of Greenbelt, MD, that there exists a website called eatmorekale.com! Sadly the website is dedicated more to selling t-shirts that say Eat More Kale, than to actual Kale recipes and information. It’s still awesome, and I’ll probably … Continue reading
Kale is such a wonderful vegetable. I think everyone should eat more of it. Our CSA members may have noticed this, since they get it every week. Here are just a few reasons why I like kale. It grows for many months of the year in our cold climate, and unlike spinach and lettuce, holds … Continue reading
Summer is on! Marty and I have been super busy with the gardens, both combating the weeds and harvesting the bounty, which is the reason for our lack of blog posts of late. A lot of the time we’re so busy, and so overwhelmed by the garden’s offerings, that all we can do is throw … Continue reading
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