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Barbacoa, Take Three

I have been on somewhat of an unintentional blogging hiatus. Work and life sped up, and blogging took a backseat. This Memorial Day weekend’s barbacoa rejuvenated me in more ways than one, and I’ve revived my writer’s bug. There exists nothing quite like a day of cooking with people whom you love to get theContinue reading “Barbacoa, Take Three”

Pineapple Salsa

We got a pineapple in our first fruit CSA box of the season! In a few nights, we’re having the Poquettes over to celebrate a belated Father’s Day. How do these two random sentences relate? GRILLED PINEAPPLE SALSA for said get-together.We’ll be serving these up with some tortilla chips before dinner. Huge yum factor! Here’sContinue reading “Pineapple Salsa”

Final Canning Weekend of the Season?

This weekend, Andy was sick…and we had 25 pounds of Romas and 10 pounds of tomatillos to can. He mustered through parts of the process, but my role was much bigger than normally expected on a CANNING WEEKEND. We canned 7.5 quarts of diced tomatoes, using the same process we’ve used for years. And, weContinue reading “Final Canning Weekend of the Season?”