Category Archives: preserving food

Grow Your Own Heritage Soup Beans

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Ann Lovejoy
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Winter Soups From Summer Bounty Raw, windy February days cry out for soup and I am rarely without a simmering soup pot on the stove and a jar or two of split pea soup or bean chili or curry in … Continue reading →

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Applemania

Posted on December 29, 2014 by Ann Lovejoy
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About That Apple A Day If your mom ever told you that eating an apple a day was a healthy habit to develop, she was right on. Apples are among my top favorite fruit, so I am always glad to … Continue reading →

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Over-Wintering Edible Tropicals

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Ann Lovejoy
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Keep Those Tomatoes & Peppers Coming (Or Going) A friend recently sent me a link to a hot pepper-grower’s site that offered suggestions on over-wintering your pepper plants. While I haven’t tried this with peppers myself, I have over-wintered tomatoes … Continue reading →

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A Perfection Of Peaches

Posted on September 1, 2014 by Ann Lovejoy
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Roasted Fruits And Roots When it’s peach pickin’ time in Washington, west-siders drive across the Cascade mountains to score crates of plump, perfect peaches from east-side growers. Several of my friends bought over 100 pounds each, happily sharing the bounty … Continue reading →

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