Category Archives: cooking

Halloween is over and what to do with the pumpkins? As these were carved the day of Halloween and only used that night, I decided to cook them. They are not the most flavorful of squash but roasted and then … Continue reading →

The flavors of fall are here at the Farmers’ Market (although I can still buy peaches, too!) and I was inspired to stock away some of my favorites. The apples are Golden Delicious and I made the Spiced Apples from … Continue reading →

For my birthday this year I asked for a dehydrator and have been busy ever since drying things out. This gift was prompted by my experiments with making fruit leather. I was spreading the fruit purée in jelly roll pans … Continue reading →

Strawberries were still good at the farmers’ market and so I bought a flat of them. Some were eaten whole on the spot, others sliced for oatmeal and pancake toppers, but the majority were cooked and pureéd for fruit leather.