Sustainable Eats

Did you think I was going to pull a box out of the pantry?
Last year when I started this journey I was a pretty decent cook but there are so many pantry items I never would have even thought about making from scratch. Pudding was one of those things.
When you read the list [...]

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Last week we ended up using quite a few egg yolks between egg nog and homemade ice cream. I know many of you might throw those in an omelet but I had about 8 of them which would have made for a very bland omelet.
Marshmallows and meringues are my two favorite things to do with [...]

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You can make this using a deep pie dish or use a spring form pan to make a tall tart as I have done. For a deep dish pie use the lesser quantities of fruit and thickener I’ve listed, the larger quantities are enough to fill a high-sided spring form pan about 3/4 of the [...]

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If you get tired of trying to get the perfect American flaky pie crust – give yourself a break and make this instead. Instead of layers of flaky which only come from lard or shortening this uses butter to make a forgiving, fuss-free crust that essentially gives you two desserts in one.
Begin this dough the [...]

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Our chickens have started laying and they are going rock steady.  I had pre-ordered eggs from Dry Creek farm and my dear friend Charlotte brings them with the milk each week so suddenly we have a fridge full of eggs!  And that is never a bad thing in this house.
Because my preschooler goes on pancake [...]

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Who doesn’t love a snickerdoodle? Or ice cream? Together they are other-worldly, especially on summer’s fruit crips and cobblers.
We try to limit our intake of sweets but I’ve got two young kids with sweet teeth so I try to beef up any desserts or treats we have. This ice cream [...]

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Since buying this Cuisinart Ice Cream Maker
we’ve been on an ice cream bender lately. After all those years of trying to get toddler’s weight up (with both of my kids) I’m kicking myself for not thinking of this one sooner. Organic milk and cream, maple syrup, egg yolks – it’s the stuff I [...]

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If you are a caramel fan have I got a treat for you! A few week’s back I made cajeta from my goat’s milk from St. John’s Creamery. It took longer then I expected but the resulting sauce was amazing.
Cajeta is the goat’s milk version of dulce de leche and it’s made [...]

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