Eating and living locally . . . mindfully . . . simply.
I’m starting to really dig these free form tarts (sometimes called galettes). They are seriously easy. The crust turned out great and while I still need to look up recipes for cooking times & temps (although I wonder, is it really that important? I could probably wing it and be fine), I’m starting to imagine the possibilities. Take, for example, tonight’s blueberry tart. Pin It
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Since I had peaches, I decided to try the peach version of this ice cream recipe from Simply in Season. Best of all, there is no ice cream maker needed! Read on to learn how to make ice cream without an ice cream maker.
DH doesn’t like jam, but this recipe was in Simply in Season so I had to make it. I’m glad I did! Blueberry Raspberry Jam is summer in a jar.
Use fresh or frozen blueberries for this breakfast treat.
Use blueberries or peaches for this unique pie!
Ever have one of those mornings? As in, you wake up to make your DH waffles, but then realize that you don’t have any buttermilk. So you look on the internet and Joy the Baker comes to the rescue, suggesting lemon juice and milk as a substitute. So you add 1 T lemon juice per cup of milk and wait for it to do its thing, and then you realize . . . there’s no whole wheat flour.
Update 6/2: Now that strawberry season is upon us, why not go berry picking with the kids? Then have fun making yummy desserts and breads. I recently discovered a couple of sources for locally grown, frozen fruit. When I first started learning about the benefits of eating local, I thought that for sure I’d have to learn how (and remember!) to can, freeze, etc. I began last year with good intentions, but sadly didn’t end up preserving much. However, just {Read More}
This is another very versatile recipe from Simply in Season. While it suggests using 4 fruits, you can use one or more or any combination you want. Basically it needs to equal 6 cups. For this version, I used apples and raisins. Put the fruit in a pie plate, and then put the topping–you guessed it–on top of the fruit. The topping consists of 3/4 C each of flour, rolled oats, and brown sugar. Then add 3 T butter and {Read More}
Another great recipe from Simply in Season. This is extremely versatile! The basic recipe is as follows: Dry ingredients: 1 1/2 C whole wheat flour, 1 C rolled oats (alternatively you can skip the rolled oats and instead add 1/2 C additional wheat flour and 1/2 C raw wheat germ. OR use an additional 3/4 C whole wheat flour and 1/4 C flax seed meal), 1 T baking powder, 1/2 tsp salt, 1 tsp cinnamon (optional). Wet ingredients: 1 egg, {Read More}
