Pumpkin Soup

I decided to forego my usual method of baking squash flesh-side down in water, and instead placed the squash flesh side down in bacon fat. You. Must. Do. This. The result was a very caramelized tasting flesh that leant itself well to soup but also to muffins and donuts (recipes coming soon). So without further ado, here is my new favorite Pumpkin Soup recipe.

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Eating With the Seasons; Garden to Table

A couple of weeks ago, I was able to do something that I'd never really considered; cook a meal almost entirely from food grown in my own garden. To those of you who have farms or have been gardening for awhile, I'm sure that seems pretty natural, but to me, this was a huge deal, and it forever changed my appreciation for the process.

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