My jalapeno plant (or, as we affectionately refer to it as, my jalapeno bush) has been quietly cranking out another large round of peppers throughout the winter. Surviving the winter nights, it’s been working away …
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Recipe: Pickled Peck of Peppers
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I’ve Been Posting a Lot of Colorful Cauliflower this Winter
I guess we can say that I’m obsessed – but how could I not be! I’ve been truly loving the many shades of cauliflower this winter season, and I have been highlighting my favorite #farmersmarketfinds …
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Row 7 Seeds Adventures!
I finally got to gift my order of Row 7 Seeds this weekend, and I’m so excited to plant them and share updates along the way next year. Row 7 Seeds is a company that …
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We Grew Lettuce!
For our Santa Barbara winter garden (yes, that’s a thing here), we decided to plant a bed of lettuces. They really took off and grew super well, and were relatively problem free to grow as …
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Lemon Marmalade
The final stage of my citrus preservation weekend was focused around my lemons. I harvested 15 gorgeous lemons, and turned them into 13 jars of marmalade. I followed this recipe through Simply Recipes (click the …
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Candied Grapefruit Peels
As part of my citrus preservation weekend, I decided it would be fun to make candied grapefruit peels from all of the grapefruit skins that I wasn’t going to use through making my Grapefruit Marmalade …
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Grapefruit Marmalade with Lime and Ginger
In preparation for my citrus harvest this year, I’ve been scouring the internet for good marmalade recipes. I’ve made lemon marmalade once before (more on that in a future post!), and I’m slowly gaining interest …
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Olive Oil Tasting in Paso Robles
Over the past weekend, I took a day trip out to Paso Robles with my parents. We enjoyed a great day full of wine tasting, walnut groves turning yellow for fall, and olive oil tasting. …
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My Lemons are Ripening!
Citrus season is one of the reasons why I love winter in California so much. The first mandarins appeared at the market last weekend, and the oranges on the citrus groves that surround Bakersfield are …
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Weekend Project: Thai Chili Paste
I’ll be honest, I’m not a big hot sauce fan. I don’t like overly spicy things, I don’t love the flavor of peppers in general, and I have a pretty low spice tolerance. Despite this, …
