Between our regular grocery list and trips to the farmers market, we ended up with too many potatoes in the house. An obvious solution - make some potato chips. Sure, it's faster to buy a bag of Kettle brand chips from the store, but they never taste as fresh and you're limited to the standard … Continue reading How to Make Kettle Potato Chips
How to Make Pita
If you have a standing mixer, pitas are really easy to make. We make them and I freeze them. These pitas actually have pita pockets. The first time I made them, the pockets weren't very puffy but they tasted just as great. If you get a flat pita, don't fret. The taste is the same. … Continue reading How to Make Pita
How to Make Strawberry Freezer Jam
As the first strawberries of summer arrived this year, people who discover I now live on Bainbridge Island keep telling me that the island has the best strawberries in the Pacific Northwest. I've had great strawberries all over the country, but after sampling the local berries here on the island, I'm convinced these are the … Continue reading How to Make Strawberry Freezer Jam
Sheep Cheese Lasagna
I've been nagging Robin to help me make a lasagna with sheep cheese for awhile, primarily because I have an allergy to dairy, which means a "real" lasagna is simply out of the question for me. Somewhere along the way this morphed into a recipe that was something closer to the whole sheep lasagna. We … Continue reading Sheep Cheese Lasagna
How Long to Cook a Turkey
"How long should I cook a free range turkey to make sure it's cooked all the way through?" The length of time you need to cook a turkey varies by weight and should be reasonably consistent whether the turkey is free-range or raised through industrial methods. Regardless of how long it should take to cook … Continue reading How Long to Cook a Turkey
How to Roast Garlic
Roasted garlic has a sweet, less pungent taste than regular garlic. It can be served next to your favorite meat dish or spread on warm, fresh bread. Ingredients: Garlic Olive oil Aluminum foil 1. Heat oven to 450 degrees. 2. Peel off outer layer making sure to keep cloves intact (it will be hard to … Continue reading How to Roast Garlic




