Category Archives: Recipes

Roses are Red, Violets are Blue

Posted on 10/05/2013 by fishinthewater

Actually, violets are usually purple. Or sometimes white. But I guess you could say they’re blue. I wasn’t going to do anything with violets. But… I subscribe to Punk Domestics on Facebook, and they kept posting violet recipes, and I … Continue reading →

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The Jerky

Posted on 01/03/2013 by fishinthewater

An actual food post! For Christmas we got a dehydrator. This is both a curse and a blessing. On the one hand, there are things we had plans to dehydrate. But a friend has a dehydrator, which we have occasionally … Continue reading →

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A Soup for Snow

Posted on 24/01/2012 by fishinthewater

So I had intentions of posting the recipe for this soup to facebook, thinking I had posted it previously. Nope. But I did post pictures, which you can see at either of the links below. Friday Food Roundup Friday Food … Continue reading →

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Zucchini a Million Ways (updated)

Posted on 15/07/2011 by fishinthewater

Or three. You know. There’s still, despite the lack of rain and the damnable squash vine borers, lots of zucchini. I keep trying to think of new creative ways to use it up. Yes, there it is. Grated zucchini. I … Continue reading →

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Friday Food Roundup

Posted on 24/06/2011 by fishinthewater

We’ve been eating a lot from the garden this week. Lots of peas, lots of lettuce (which we’re just managing to eat before it bolts), and ridiculous amounts of zucchini. Stay tuned next week for a long series of “how … Continue reading →

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Friday Food Roundup

Posted on 17/06/2011 by fishinthewater

Lots of cooking has happened! That is the result of two factors: one, I had off work all last week, and two, there are actually things to cook. By which I mean our garden is starting to produce and our … Continue reading →

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The Berries Have Arrived

Posted on 13/06/2011 by fishinthewater

It’s that time of year, and we’ve gone berry picking twice. Or at least, me and Ms. Kentucky once and me and the handsome fella once (I dragged him against his will, but he turned out to be an avid … Continue reading →

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Friday Food Roundup

Posted on 29/04/2011 by fishinthewater

Woo-wee! What a busy week. Fortunately I have been somewhat successful in clearing my evening schedule of outside commitments- but that just means I have more to do at home. I can’t even remember what we had last Friday. I … Continue reading →

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The Mozarella Disaster

Posted on 20/04/2011 by fishinthewater

Well, I finally tried to make mozarella. Tried being the operative word. I failed. Rather disastrously. Usually my food failures result in something that’s at least edible, even if it doesn’t taste particularly good (such as the vegetable soup of … Continue reading →

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Kitchen Magic

Posted on 17/03/2011 by fishinthewater

So, I finally got a chance to take pictures of the yogurt making process. The thing with making yogurt is that it’s quite easy, really. It’s just that it has to sit for eight hours, fermenting, and when it’s done … Continue reading →

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