Peter Peter (and Jean and Richard) Pumpkin Eater!

I've probably thrown away 30 or 40 pumpkins during my adult life. Many of those, at least in the last 10 years or so, have ended up in my compost heap, but it still seems like not the best use of the squashy flesh of the good old pumpkin. But you can eat these guys! I've used pumpkins for soups and sides, but when I'm hankering for something sweet, I break out a pumpkin cookie recipe I used once to make use of the leftover canned pumpkin from a Thanksgiving pie. Yes, this year's pumpkin will... Continue reading

Homemade croutons

Somebody let the bread go stale I looked in the refrigerator, and I found this!  :( Yes, it looked just like this. Poorly wrapped and hard as nails. I don't want to mention any names, but the initials of the person that let the bread go hard are RICHARD KIRBY. No worries. We are having butternut squash soup for dinner tonight, and I've got just the answer! Homemade croutons! First, grab the petrified hunk of bread and place it on the cutting board. Use whatever method pleases you to cut... Continue reading

Coffee Smoothies!!!

I hate waste! I love bananas. I try to keep a stock on hand but regularly buying a bunch means frequently losing a few. I become quite unhappy when one or two go bad before I can eat them. When you find yourself with a spotty, just about to go bad, banana, don't throw it out! Banana's actually gain nutrition as they ripen. But who wants to eat a soft mushy banana? You will once you try this! Peel it first, and add the peel to your 'live garbage' for composting and then wrap it in wax... Continue reading

Kitchen Composting

I have the fortune of being the sister to a gifted mosaic artist and expert potter. All of the lucky members of my family have beautiful objects of art and handy pottery gracing our homes, cabinets, and gardens, all from this generous and artistic woman. For my birthday Teresa gave me a gift that I am reminded of and happy about each and every day. It's one of those kinds of gifts from which you never tire. A 'Counter Culture Pot', she calls it. My lovely Counter Culture Pot! I save... Continue reading