Smoky Hand-cut Baked Fries
November 26, 2012The smoky, spicy flavor of these homemade fries is even more delicious when paired with homemade ketchup.
Real Food Thanksgiving
November 22, 2012It is always my intent to harvest from the garden year-round. I plant plenty of root crops, like beets, turnips, radishes and others, so I can keep harvesting for as long as possible.
It’s Cornish Pasty Time
November 21, 2012Traditionally filled with sirloin-steak cubes, onions, potatoes and rutabagas, all wrapped by a tasty crust, the Cornish pasty were the miners’ version of a hearty take-out meal.
22 Foods You Can Store In Root Cellars
August 2, 2012Use these root-cellar storage guidelines to keep your garden produce fresh for many months.
Independence Day Special: Patriotic Potatoes
July 4, 2012Thanks to the heat waves across country, including our part of southwestern Wisconsin, we’re digging up our beautiful Norland Red potatoes today to celebrate Independence Day from both a local-food and renewable-energy perspective.
Happy Potato Accident
September 23, 2011Photo by Jessica WalliserI accidentally grew All Blue potaotes in the compost bin, and they did better than the ones I purposefully planted in the garden! I’m secretly hoping for an early frost this year, namely to kill off some of the stink bugs before they make it inside but also to put an end to […]
Roasted Root Vegetable Purée
December 30, 2010Give your mashed sidedish a little flare by moving beyond the potato to other root vegetables.
Delicious Dinners, Last Leaves and Pond Problems
November 18, 2010Well, I finally got around to digging the rest of the potatoes, and I managed to find another 5-gallon bucket full of them.
A Tour of the World’s Food Plants
November 17, 2010For the past month, I’ve been taking a trip around the world as I drink my morning coffee—the edible world, that is.
Post-frost Garden
November 11, 2010We finally got a few hard frosts last week. Funny how it always seems to happen just after my pineapple sage starts to flower.
