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How To Make Your Own “Canned Pumpkin”

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How To Make Your Own “Canned Pumpkin”. October 20, 2011. Middot; 5 comments. First off, what follows involves no canning and no pumpkins. I just wanted to clear that up. So many autumnal recipes call for “a can of pumpkin,” and while that’s all well and good, what if you’re interested in using an actual squash? How exactly do you get from large hard object to creamy puree? Here’s the scoop…. She then takes a big knife and finishes the cut around the equator. Whichever method you choose, cook your squash ...

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Tabor Bread in Portland, OR

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Tabor Bread in Portland, OR. December 10, 2012. Middot; 2 comments. Has only been open for just over three weeks, but it has a lot of potential for sure. The vision for Tabor Bread. The country’s largest farmers’ market association) made her a perfect fit for a position as a general manager of sorts for Tabor Bread. Currently, Tabor Bread. The huge masonry oven is at the heart of the bakery. I left the bakery with one of Tabor Bread. This post is NOT sponsored by Tabor Bread in any way. I visited the...

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Leek Scapes

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April 30, 2015. Middot; 8 comments. Maybe you’ve heard of garlic scapes, those curlicue green things that show up at farmers’ markets around this time of year. They taste faintly of garlic and are often (for reasons I don’t totally understand) blended into an alternative pesto. But have you heard of leek scapes? Like garlic scapes, leek scapes are the shoots and flower buds of leek plants that emerge in the spring as the leeks attempt to go to seed. I have found the easiest way to harvest leek scapes is ...

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Squash-Honey “Pumpkin” Pie Baked in a Barbecue

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Squash-Honey “Pumpkin” Pie Baked in a Barbecue. November 14, 2014. Middot; 6 comments. Today, school was canceled again because the power was still off. I had big plans for the day but switched gears and decided to bake a pie and roast a giant pan of lemon-parmesan brussels sprouts instead. The two dishes hit the spot on this nasty day though I’m probably going to have to hang out on the fart patio. On Instagram or checking out her blog. Squash-Honey “Pumpkin” Pie. 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger. Works well,...

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Honeybee Removal Season

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March 11, 2013. Middot; 11 comments. Through word of mouth, Henry heard about an old barn in the Blodgett area that had at least one colony of bees living in the wall. He approached the landowner (Mike from Willamette Saw Service) and asked if he wanted the bees gone. Mike agreed, so Henry made a quick visit to the site last week to scope it out. After gaining good access, Henry began by cutting out sheets of mostly empty (except for a few cells of new pollen) comb. These sheets of comb are not reusa...

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Grafting Honeybee Queens

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May 18, 2014. Middot; 6 comments. In the hot truck with the doors closed and dripping with sweat, Henry uses a Chinese grafting tool. To select tiny larvae from the cells. Good lighting is essential for this task because the larvae are tiny and translucent. He gently but quickly scoops one up along with a bit of royal jelly that’s been left in the cell to feed the new larva. For grafting, he uses JZ-BZ queen cups and a cell bars available here. The cell builder box with many frames of capped brood and lo...

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Honey Brunch in Portland, OR

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Honey Brunch in Portland, OR. March 31, 2015. Middot; 2 comments. I’m pleased and excited to announce an upcoming collaboration with Cocotte Restaurant. And Old Blue Raw Honey. In the form of a honey-centric brunch on Sunday, April 19 in Portland, OR at Cocotte. Here’s the menu:. Sweets: Honey drinking porridge, baked goodness, honey-roasted seasonal fruit. Toast: Honey-baked beans on rosemary cornbread; a salad of spring herbs and vegetables on rye;. One of the co-owners of soon-to-be Seastar Bakery.

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2013 Food Preservation Season: Sweet Pepper Romesco

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2013 Food Preservation Season: Sweet Pepper Romesco. October 25, 2013. Middot; 4 comments. Main ingredients and where I got them:. I got another box of reject sweet peppers (red bells, ‘lipstick’, and orange Italians) from Gathering Together Farm. And the tomatoes and garlic came from my parents’ farm. A lot I think it ended up with around 12 cups. I looked at this one. And then went my own way. Roasted sweet peppers (lots). Champagne vinegar ( a couple splashes). It seems like romesco is often paired wi...

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We bought a house.

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We bought a house. August 14, 2015. Middot; 10 comments. 8221; Henry came home that night and relayed the not-particularly-serious proposition. My jaw literally dropped, and though we’d never ever talked about living anywhere aside from the property we already owned, I told Henry to say yes. “Call him right now, and tell him we say yes, and we’re super serious.”. Hope your summer has been grand! Comments… read them below or add one. August 14, 2015 at 4:47 pm. I am happy to hear all is well. I’ve b...

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Eggs and Kale, Kale and Eggs

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Eggs and Kale, Kale and Eggs. March 5, 2014. Middot; 3 comments. The last of our storage apples. Are going off, most of the winter squash has turned, the majority of what was left of my parents’ leeks. Froze out in the cold weather, and we just ran out of oranges from Henry’s last visit to Heath Ranch Organics. When he was in California with his bees. We are, however, so very well endowed with eggs and kale, so the two make their way into many, many a meal around here. Fried eggs kale on toast. Feeling a...