Generally, I like to post about completed projects but since a couple are in various stages of completion I figured I'd better write them down!
1. The blueberry season is starting, and I went the other day to my favorite spot and picked a pint of wild berries. There are TONS waiting to ripen so we'll go back in a week and spend the morning to get more. Then I'll make a batch of jam and get some in the freezer for baking/pancakes. I kept dovetailing with a Russian-speaking couple as we all hunted for berries on the hillside. The weather was gorgeous for a change; it was refreshing to be out in the sun for 2 hours on a Friday afternoon!
2. My husband and I started a batch of beer last night. This is a chocolate oatmeal stout. The first stage of the beer-making process always takes more time than I think it will - the grain steeping took 45 minutes and the hops-boiling took an hour. The hops-cooling took even longer! Maybe if we're going to do this more often we will need to invest in a wort chiller. During all this we made dinner, ate dinner, and watched an episode of Sherlock. Not a terrible way to spend a Saturday night!
3. Very soon I plan to start a batch of sauerkraut. I have a regular cabbage and a Napa cabbage and I get to use my new crock! I just need to get some white wine since I like that recipe best. I might even enter this sauerkraut in the fair; if I'm going to enter some of my jams, why not other things?
4. In the past few days I also made a batch of yogurt and have been working through both the farm share and the produce from our mason's garden. I made stuffed zucchini 2 nights ago. The stuffing was onions and peppers sauteed with ground beef, salt and pepper, then the zucchini pulp and some parsley were added. I stuffed these into the parboiled zucchini halves and then topped them with bechamel sauce and baked them for half an hour. They were terrific!
1. The blueberry season is starting, and I went the other day to my favorite spot and picked a pint of wild berries. There are TONS waiting to ripen so we'll go back in a week and spend the morning to get more. Then I'll make a batch of jam and get some in the freezer for baking/pancakes. I kept dovetailing with a Russian-speaking couple as we all hunted for berries on the hillside. The weather was gorgeous for a change; it was refreshing to be out in the sun for 2 hours on a Friday afternoon!
2. My husband and I started a batch of beer last night. This is a chocolate oatmeal stout. The first stage of the beer-making process always takes more time than I think it will - the grain steeping took 45 minutes and the hops-boiling took an hour. The hops-cooling took even longer! Maybe if we're going to do this more often we will need to invest in a wort chiller. During all this we made dinner, ate dinner, and watched an episode of Sherlock. Not a terrible way to spend a Saturday night!
3. Very soon I plan to start a batch of sauerkraut. I have a regular cabbage and a Napa cabbage and I get to use my new crock! I just need to get some white wine since I like that recipe best. I might even enter this sauerkraut in the fair; if I'm going to enter some of my jams, why not other things?
4. In the past few days I also made a batch of yogurt and have been working through both the farm share and the produce from our mason's garden. I made stuffed zucchini 2 nights ago. The stuffing was onions and peppers sauteed with ground beef, salt and pepper, then the zucchini pulp and some parsley were added. I stuffed these into the parboiled zucchini halves and then topped them with bechamel sauce and baked them for half an hour. They were terrific!
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