I have to admit that one of my favorite parts about being Farmer Marty’s girlfriend is that I get to eat as many raspberries as I want. Well, at least when they’re in season, and sometimes I do have to help pick them, but he has quite a crop in his backyard, still going strong … Continue reading
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
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
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
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
Fresh peas make everything perfect. Some times we skip a proper breakfast in order to get into the garden before the sun peaks over the eastern hill. Then have peas with our coffee as the sun begins to shine down on the garden. Makes for a pretty good morning and who would have guessed peas … Continue reading
Above is one of our favorite lettuce head varieties. Marty says he’ll only tell you what it is if you come volunteer on his farm! If you’ve eaten enough salad already, a big gorgeous head like this one is perfect for making lettuce wraps. I recently modified this recipe to include many veggies that have … Continue reading
This is a recipe that I’ve been using for literally over a decade, it’s so delicious. I spent my first summer out west working with a group of botanists at the University of Wyoming in 1999. When they weren’t botanizing, or hauling botanical equipment up mountains, they were cooking, drinking wine, or hunting mushrooms. Thanks, … Continue reading
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