On a recent visit to One Star Farm in Baltimore County I picked up this suggestion from owner Joan Norman for using kale: cook the kale in the pasta pot with the pasta. When the pasta is done, Joan said, so is the kale. We have a couple of gorgeous Tuscan kale plants in our […]
We do our best to keep seeds out of the compost pile but something’s always sprouting. Usually it’s some kind of weed. We often see tomatoes. You can’t hardly kill a tomato seed. But recently I noticed a melon vining it’s way over the wire enclosure. Where did it come from? It must have been […]
As long as we’re getting deliveries of fresh, whole milk and cream, I thought we should start making our own yogurt on a regular basis. On my first attempt, I made the mistake of following instructions from a dairy cookbook, heating our unhomogenized whole milk to just 115 degrees (Fahrenheit) before inoculating is with some […]
© 2010 The Slow Cook — Design by Keri Marion Design
