Author: Joshua
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Grandma’s Fresh Made Dill Dip
Read more: Grandma’s Fresh Made Dill DipFrom our garden to your table When we got married this past August, one of the main things we asked for from our family was recipes. Our goal was to collect dishes from both sides of our big, loud, loving family and eventually create a family cookbook. This blog is a step in the direction…
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Deviled Eggs
Read more: Deviled EggsAbout Deviled eggs have been a staple at our family gatherings for as long as I can remember. They’re one of those dishes that magically appear at nearly every holiday, nestled on a pretty platter, gone in the blink of an eye. At Easter, they feel especially at home—maybe it’s all the talk of eggs,…
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Banana Carrot Cake
Read more: Banana Carrot CakeAbout I never thought I would like carrot cake. Vegetables in my dessert? Seemed like a ploy parents used to get unsuspecting kids to eat their greens. Worse, I actually think bananas are terrible. Their texture is slimy, and once they’re ripe, they’re only salvageable in baked goods like banana bread. So when I initially…
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Applewood-Smoked Cream Cheese
Read more: Applewood-Smoked Cream CheeseAnytime we fire up the offset smoker at the house, it’s almost a guarantee that I’ll be tossing on a block or two of cream cheese to snack on while we wait for whatever else is cooking to be done. This is one of my favorite appetizers—and the best part is, it’s one of the…
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Building an Herb Spiral
Read more: Building an Herb SpiralDesigning Fun & Easy Garden Beds Using Materials from Your own Backyard Our herb spirals are the heart of our garden and the foundation of most of the cooking we do. There’s nothing better than the aroma of fresh herbs simmering on the stove, or sprinkled onto a fresh chopped salad. When planting my herb…
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The Found Apple Project
Read more: The Found Apple ProjectLiving in Northeast Ohio, wild apples are everywhere. I remember walking through the woods as a kid and finding these trees with their small, green, tart apples—apples that often tasted so bad the only thing anyone used them for was making cider. So when we bought our property and I began finding these wild apple…