We’re finally having some fall-like weather here in Virginia, so it’s definitely apple picking time! Some girlfriends and I went up to Carter Mountain Orchard outside of Charlottesville the other day. I always say I love apple picking, but here’s the thing: unless you’re buying a metric shit-ton of apples,…
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You’ve probably noticed by now I’m a big fan of the grilled cheese sandwich. And ever since I made tomato-basil jam, I’ve been looking for a way to use it. So when I got home and couldn’t think of a thing to make for dinner one night, I looked at…
Hello again to my (possibly lone) reader(s). It’s been a really busy time, hence the lack of posts. Too busy doing stuff to stop and write about it! And what’s really sad is that I can’t even tell you why it was more busy than usual. Yes, it’s the beginning…
I made a ridiculously-amazing dinner the other day and I just have to share it. I’d already made a batch of eggplant lasagna the day before (just like with the tomatoes, I’m having to cook up eggplant pretty often to keep up with the garden!). So I had this eggplant…
So we’re at the point of the year where I’ve made so many batches of tomato sauce that I’m actively searching for other things to do with all my tomatoes! I could keep making sauce, but I’m kind of bored with that right now (I type as I’m sitting here…
You may have noticed a pretty big gap between the tomato pie post and the Big Closet Purge post. There’s a good reason for that: I was just so disgusted by the tomato pie. I walked around looking like a disgusted Robert De Niro. And people kept asking me what…