How to Make an Earthen Oven
This updated post will show you how to build an earthen oven for traditional, sustainable baking. Earthen oven plans vary because you…
The Truth about Watermelon Ripeness Tests
It’s watermelon harvest season again! We take our summer melons seriously in the South and try to pick them at their peak….
How to Make the Perfect Smash Burger
What is a smash burger? It is a burger with thin, crispy edges and a juicy middle. To get this effect, you…
Garden Vegetable Soup – Preparing and Canning
The gardens are planted, and I’m looking forward to making my grandma’s homemade vegetable soup with garden-fresh produce. Whether your veggies are…
Venison Parmesan: Best Venison Comfort Food
Venison Parmesan is one my family’s favorite meals! It’s the first meal using venison I really loved. Making it was a pleasure…
Fern Care: How to Keep Ferns Healthy and Green
Fern care can be tricky. Have you ever watched in dismay as a beautiful, fluffy green fern turned yellow? I have, and…
Jams, Jellies, and Preserves: My Most Popular Recipes
Canning Time Is Almost Here! Spring is here with summer on its heels! Soon it will be one of my favorite culinary…
5 Tips for Making No-Knead Artisan Bread
No-Knead Artisan Bread has crept into desserts, lunch, brunch, supper, appetizers, and, yes, even in breakfast. And why not? So, who doesn’t…
How to Butterfly and Truss a Venison Loin
If you are just beginning your venison cooking journey, then the title of this post may sound daunting. Maybe you started out…
Growing and Cooking with Herbs
Growing Herbs, the Original Medicine When I think about herbs, my mind wanders off somewhere beautiful, fragrant, and tasty—like this Herb Salad….
Loquat Jelly
One of the treasured fruits found in the South is the loquat, but it’s not very well known. I know it sounds…
Quick Pickled Peppers
If you’ve already eaten up all the pickled peppers in your pantry, but you’re craving some right now, here’s a recipe for…
Cleaning and Cooking Collard Greens
A Staple of the Southern Diet It seems that cleaning and cooking collard greens is a Southern girl’s transition from childhood to…
Homemade Sausage Ravioli Recipe
You have probably heard people say that once you’ve made your own pasta from scratch, you never want to go back to…
Everything Olive Oil
EVERYTHING OLIVE OIL …A land of oil olive, and honey…(Duet. 8:8), …thy children (shall be) like olive plants round thy table…(Ps 128:3),…
Use the Power of Lemons for Healing, Cleaning, and Cooking
The power and versatility of lemons are amazing. You can clean your kitchen and bathroom with them, including oven, microwave, pots, and…
Preserving Fruits: Fig Preserves
Preserving foods has been essential to human life for thousands of years. Even nowadays, it is only natural to want to preserve…
Canning and Freezing Your Harvest
One of my fondest memories was walking into my Granny’s kitchen with the fresh vegetables cooking on the stove and the meat…
When Braising Make Sure Your Temperature Is Low Enough
WHEN BRAISING MAKE SURE YOUR TEMPERATURE IS LOW ENOUGH Braising is a cooking technique in which the main ingredient is seared and…
IT IS “WORTH A GRAIN OF SALT”
COOKING TIP: To remove all “gamey” taste of venison, soaking it in a brine of salty water will remove all the blood…
How to Make the Perfect Scrambled Eggs
How to Make the Perfect Scrambled Eggs I have experimented time and again on the subject of how to make the perfect…
Using Fresh Herbs and Pairing them with Foods
Using fresh herbs and pairing them with foods is not a recent question, but one that has existed throughout the ages….
Arugula Pesto
Arugula pesto has become one of my favorite pestos to serve with meats as well as many pasta dishes. This pesto is…
Proper Knife Care and Sharpening Tips
Knives, in my opinion, are the most important tool in the kitchen next to a cast iron skillet. Because they are so…