Category Archives: cooking

As part of the Master Food Preserver class, we went to Hollywood for a class with Chef Ernest Miller of the Farmer’s Kitchen. He served us some fermented jalapeños in a queso dish. The peppers were spicy but did not … Continue reading →

Although I usually like to buy fruit at the farmers’ market, I do make some exceptions. Cherries were on sale at Whole Foods and if I bought a whole case I would get the case discount on top of the … Continue reading →

Inspired by my fermented jalapeños, I decided to try a different kind of fermentation: honey wine. Using Sandor Ellix Katz’s book Wild Fermentation I started a batch in my decorative Ball Jar on July 18th and moved it to a … Continue reading →

I usually help with photography at our church’s Vacation Bible School and to thank all of the photographers this year I made them a s’more gift bag with homemade graham crackers and homemade marshmallows.