All Four Burners

It’s sooooo hot. Seriously, how was it 95 degrees over the weekend in Belmont? That never happens…except that it did. Since we don’t have air conditioning, that means that any and all canning plans I may have had were put on hold. We already did an amazing job preserving with cherries in June. I may […]

It turns out that cherries — as opposed to the artifical flavor — are far tastier than I ever imagined. How did we preserve cherries this month?

I’m still in the throes of severe jet lag and sleep deprivation. To top it off, I think I’m coming down with a cold. If you’re really, really lucky, in lieu of whining, I may share a few photos with you in a later post. I am thrilled that we are in the throes of […]

The weather has been so wacky! We had an early spring (which doesn’t bode well for fire season), but the rest of the country has had a late one! It snowed in Denver today…which was further evidence that we did the right thing by moving back to California. I literally (albeit figuratively) wouldn’t have survived […]

We have been lucky to have a very early spring this year, though there have been some occasional rainy days. I’ve been happily basking in the sun every day! In California, the farmers markets are bursting with the best of winter and spring produce. On that note, let’s see what we’re preserving with in April.