I love my cast iron skillets. I use them every single day. If they are properly cared for, they can work just as well as a non stick pan, but without all the nasty chemicals. I slide over easy eggs out of my baby cast iron skillet without effort every morning! I even use them…
Ingredients & How-To's
Get back to the basics and learn how to cook with simple ingredients in a way that enhances their flavor and texture.
Our "how-to" articles will help you know how to properly prepare harvest-fresh vegetables like radishes or beets, where to boost the flavor of your meals with herbs like sage, or even use more unusual foods like burdock root. Many of these recipes use traditional methods like cooking with cast iron so we'll show you how to care for cookware that will last a lifetime.
You'll also find simple food preservation methods as well as learn how to make starters for fermentations such as a turmeric bug for your naturally fermented soda creations!
How to Cook Jerusalem Artichokes (Sunchokes)
Jerusalem artichokes, also known as sunchokes, are a root vegetable that some people love to hate. They have two things going against them, one being that they can completely take over your garden, the other that they have been known to cause gastric distress in some people. They didn’t get the nickname “fartichokes” for no…
How to Cook and Eat Artichokes
Artichokes are a strange vegetable for the uninitiated, but an absolute delight for those of us who love them! When I was a kid, it was always an exciting night in our household when we had artichokes with dinner. I must admit that I wasn’t a kid who liked a whole lot of vegetables, but…
How to Cook Burdock Root
Burdock root is a terrific garden vegetable full of vitamins and minerals amazing medicinal properties – it’s also delicious if you know how to cook it properly! It’s perfect when simply roasted in olive oil with salt and pepper – the flavor is nutty with a slight chew. Learn how to cook burdock root with…
CSA Box Veggies: What to do With Cabbage
Well, hello there! Here we are in the middle of the growing season, and it’s time for a second round of how to prepare your CSA box (or farmer’s market) veggies! In the first round we talked about how to cook beets and their greens, and today we’re going to talk about what to do…
CSA Box Veggies: How to Cook Beets and Their Greens
Hello and welcome to summer! I don’t know about you, but I’m sure loving it. The start of each new season is always exciting for me as it brings new and wonderful things in the garden and subsequently to the kitchen. Summer produce is always so fun and bountiful that it’s a great time to…
How to Make Yogurt in a Dehydrator
Did you know that all you need to make yogurt is yogurt? And milk, of course. That’s why fermenting is so cool! You’re basically transporting a bit of the beneficial bacteria to a new medium so that it will continue to multiply and turn into something even more awesome. It’s actually almost like pre-digestion in…
How to Grow Sprouts
When there’s not a lot of fresh produce coming out of your garden in these colder months, it’s time to grow right in your own kitchen! Today I’m going to show you how to grow sprouts, the ultimate hippie food for good reason with their extremely high nutritional content. I am seriously excited about this…