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 | 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...
by Kelli Donley | Aug 23, 2012 | Colorado, Happy Hippie, Heirloom Homestead, June Cleaver, Kitchen Talk
Palisade peaches are in season. Last September, during a visit my Dad said, “That is the best piece of fruit I’ve ever eaten!” He’s mentioned it several times since. Peaches, people. My quiet father is still talking about peaches nearly a year...
by Kelli Donley | Aug 10, 2012 | Domestic Art, Heirloom Homestead, Kitchen Talk
Remember how Bon Appetit has that “Cook the Cover” contest each month? Last time I participated, it was the apple and porcini stuffed pork loin. The August is cover caught my eye at an airport and I danced a little jig when I soon saw it in my mailbox....
by Kelli Donley | Jul 28, 2012 | Colorado, Flora and Fauna, Handmade goods, Happy Hippie, Heirloom Homestead, June Cleaver, Kitchen Talk
A friend visiting my home this week mentioned the crab apple tree on the side of the house had bent limbs from all the fruit. “What apple tree?” “That one by the mailbox. You know. There are little apples all over the ground?” “Those are...
by Kelli Donley | Jul 27, 2012 | Domestic Art, Happy Hippie, Heirloom Homestead, June Cleaver, Kitchen Talk
Raise your hand if you have a bookshelf full of creative tomes you’ve never read. You saw them at the bookstore and just had to have them. This pattern! That recipe! This idea! I believe the creative publishing industry is successful because of an average...
