Life Currents

This week is “Use It or Lose It Week” in our house. That means I try to use all the bits and pieces in the ‘fridge before they go bad. Last night, we had Summer Veggie Frittata. Yummy. Tonight will be orzo cooked in Parmesan broth with pine nuts and sautéed zucchini and red bell pepper. (As you guessed, I still have zucchini to use up).

I believe that your life becomes richer when you share.

Some people don’t always believe this, but what you give comes back to you in spades. Give good things and great things come back. Give crud, and well, you’re just dirty.

Just a couple of things to preserve some more of the summer fruit. I recently made Cherry Plum Jam and Raspberry Lime Syrup. Cherry Plum Jam I’d share the recipe, except that I didn’t really follow one, and I didn’t really measure; but, here’s a pretty close estimation of what I did… I used 5 [...]

I use lots of lemons. And, it occurs to me as I juice the lemons that something could be done with all those peels rather than just throwing them in the green waste. Candied Lemon Peel and Roasted Lemon Peel Powder. I thought I would try these and see if it really is better to use all those peels.

Someone asked me the other day where I come up with some of my ideas; where the creativity comes from. This got me to thinking that maybe I should post my response. I have to say that a lot of what I cook has to do with conservation- I don’t want to waste food or money. And, this gives me a chance to exercise my creativity.

I love walking out on my front door in the morning and finding homegrown zucchini and yellow crookneck squash that my neighbor left for me. Thanks, Monica! Here’s a joke for you… A woman grew the world’s largest zucchini, so she went to her friend’s house to show it off. The zucchini was so huge, [...]

This honey marmalade, made with the last of the Neighborhood Fruit, is sweet and tart, and the texture is great. It makes quite a bit, so I have lots for sharing.