by Kelli Donley | Sep 12, 2012 | Heirloom Homestead, June Cleaver, Kitchen Talk
The crab apple trees in Golden are ripe for harvesting, and that’s just what several friends and I did the other day. I came home with more than 50 pounds of fruit and an idea. What if I put together a meal with apples in each course? As my friend Juliann says...
by Kelli Donley | Sep 11, 2012 | Flora and Fauna, Happy Hippie, Heirloom Homestead
Have you read “Animal, Vegetable, Miracle?” I’ve long considered Barbara Kingsolver one of the best American authors. I adore her work, have written fan letters, stumbled all over myself with inappropriate fan-girl questions the one time we met, and...
by Kelli Donley | Sep 10, 2012 | Heirloom Homestead, Kitchen Talk, Recipes
My friend Bill mentioned a couple weeks ago that he makes his baba ganoush by starting at the BBQ. With a hot grill and a bit of olive oil, the smoky flavor of charred eggplant comes through beautifully. When I ran across eggplant at the market a few days later I...
by Kelli Donley | Sep 8, 2012 | Colorado, Happy Hippie, Heirloom Homestead
The leaves are transforming golden. Blackbirds gather in their Hitchcock gangs along the fence, in the yard, perched on the beds — all too close to the precious few remaining tomatoes. The squash vines are starting to die, the leaves an ashen gray. Forest green...
by Kelli Donley | Sep 2, 2012 | CAOK, Heirloom Homestead, June Cleaver
My friend David recently took a nasty tumble while on rollerskates, causing a spiral fracture of his tibia. He’s been on the couch recovering from surgery for a bit, and needed a pick-me-up. I was on my way out the door for a long weekend with friends and...
by Kelli Donley | Aug 30, 2012 | Flora and Fauna, Heirloom Homestead, June Cleaver, Kitchen Talk
Finny recommends buying a good kitchen scale to see just exactly what you are getting out of your garden vs. the money you put in. Of course this system doesn’t equate time spent tilling, weeding, watering and even praying bees have an orgy in your garden...
