Welsh Tarts

Check your jokes about Walesian virtue at the door–these are serious pastries–seriously tasty. Very good for a dessert buffet, a special picnic, even a breakfast tray. The quality of these tarts is dependent on the quality of your jam filling. Above I have...

How to Cook Tofu–Fry It!

Tofu is one of those things–you either like it or you don’t. If you dislike tofu, chances are you have never had fried tofu or you are just fundamentally opposed to the idea of a bean curd product, period. I respect that. I’m not a tofu pusher. It is...

Mixed Pickles a la Ike

This post was written in mid-September and somehow I never got around to posting it. It’s a little dated in terms of the storm, but it also seems timely for end-of-season veggie stragglers, so I am posting it now. I have written before about the woefully...

Homemade Butter

Homemade butter is one of those things that you make for TASTE. You haven’t really lived until you’ve had butter that’s less than hour old. Mmmmmm….Fortunately, making butter is really easy! All you need is whipping cream and a way to agitate...

Pickled Hungarian Wax Peppers

I have too many of these hungarian wax peppers to eat fresh:—but too few to go into extreme canning mode, so I made one petite pint of pickled peppers.Pickled Hot Pepper Stripsfrom Summer in a Jar: Making Pickles, Jams and MoreA. Chesman1 cup white vinegar 1/2...

Homemade Veggie Burgers and Burger Buns

This recipe is a copycat version of Houston’s Restaurant’s Veggie Burger, a favorite of mine. (Pictured here with Burpee’s Early and Often hybrid tomato, Purple Beauty Sweet Pepper, dill pickles from Picklebush cucumbers, and some variety of chicory,...