Full disclosure: this recipe is 100% not our own. The reason? Every year, I forget from which source I located the pickled beets recipe because I have never blogged about pickling beets. I go searching online, browsing through other cookbooks….only to just choose something random and different each and every year. So, I’m shamelessly bloggingContinue reading “Pickled Beets, 2015”
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Thanksgiving Favorites, 2011
We were lazy this Thanksgiving. The appetizer we shared with our families involved zero preparation. We simply opened jars, did a bit of slicing and dicing, and viola – complete! As the holidays approached, we realized we had done a lot of pickling and fermenting this summer. We decided to share a platter of salty,Continue reading “Thanksgiving Favorites, 2011”
Quintessentiallly Summer: Grilled Veggie Sandwiches
Isn’t it mind-boggling how fast summer flies? I am a warm/hot-weather girl. About 98% of my hobbies require weather that involves no snow, so as the calendar creeps back towards winter, I begin having almost palpable anxiety. Every year, right around August 1st, it seems I panic ~ wanting every day and night to beContinue reading “Quintessentiallly Summer: Grilled Veggie Sandwiches”
Christmas Dinner: A Traditional Thanksgiving Feast?
If you’ve read any of our recent holiday entries, you will have noticed that we partake in a traditional turkey dinner on Thanksgiving and then a vegetarian feast the day after. So, on Christmas Day, Andy doesn’t miss the annual opportunity to make a sustainable Thanksgiving dinner. This year, we threw the cookbooks out, calledContinue reading “Christmas Dinner: A Traditional Thanksgiving Feast?”
Beet Salad
We love beets! Oddly, when we first started getting our CSA box, Andy was not a fan. Since then, he has learned to love their earthy, dark flavor. Every year, we pickle, juice, and roast them. This year, we’ve been using them quite often in salads. Below is the recipe for one that we foundContinue reading “Beet Salad”
The Poquette Zoo and Kitchen 