Oven-Dried Tomatoes

Dear Ivory, I love the chicken house!! And the photo–the wind gently swaying the willow. I feel transported to the–you know, that area of land of low topographic relief supporting grasses and herbs and having a mesic climate–what is it called? Never...

Homemade Vanilla Extract

Hey Ive, Oh no you didn’t re-use a disposable bottle of Stuff. Don’t you know how many meetings and memos and how much high technology went into preventing you from pulling a stunt like that? Stop it. Stop it right now. And here I’ve been making...

Homemade Organic 100% Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread

Dear TL,I heard that you were just about ‘inherit’ a bread maker, so I thought you’d like a VERY DEPENDABLE bread recipe for kids lunches (and yours).Breadmaker Sandwich BreadGo buy these bags at the grocery:You will also need a jar of fast-acting...

Blackberry-Blueberry Jam, low sugar

So far this year I have harvested about 33 pounds of blueberries and blackberries. I don’t know if that sounds like a lot to you, but it is like most things–no matter how much one has, one always wants more. Especially more berries. That said, I am very...