Pick a Pepper, Beck
After a few months of Arizona sunshine and daily water, our veggies are ready to eat. For the past several mornings Jim has been treating us to his special scrambled egg concoctions, and…well…every...
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Our 28-year-old Arizona Sweet tree is still struggling, following the BIG FREEZE of 2010. I can hardly bear to look at this once-spectacular plant without pondering what I can do to bring it back....
View ArticleJim’s Gluten-Free Pastrami Melt Sandwich
This is one of our favorite meals after a long, cold day. (in ten simple steps) Ingredients: Shaved Pastrami Swiss Cheese Sauerkraut (cultured) Gluten-Free Bread Mustard Butter Butter one side of...
View ArticleJim’s Favorite Fermented Dill Pickles.
Ingredients: ½ gallon spring-top canning jar or quart sized jars and metal lids 1 pkg cocktail cucumbers from Costco or one package pickling cucumbers from Fry’s ( or as many fresh cucumbers as will...
View ArticleHoliday Mandarin/ Cinnamon Kombucha
You will need: One quart finished 1st ferment kombucha starter tea. (Our favorite kombucha ferment is made from 2 Organically Hip Hibiscus tea bags and 2 Paul Newman’s Organic Black tea bags to ½ cup...
View ArticleOrange Peel Vinegar
Our 28-year-old Arizona Sweet tree is still struggling, following the BIG FREEZE of 2010. I can hardly bear to look at this once-spectacular plant without pondering what I can do to bring it back....
View ArticleJim’s Gluten-Free Pastrami Melt Sandwich
This is one of our favorite meals after a long, cold day. (in ten simple steps) Ingredients: Shaved Pastrami Swiss Cheese Sauerkraut (cultured) Gluten-Free Bread Mustard Butter Butter one side of...
View ArticleJim’s Favorite Fermented Dill Pickles.
Ingredients: ½ gallon spring-top canning jar or quart sized jars and metal lids 1 pkg cocktail cucumbers from Costco or one package pickling cucumbers from Fry’s ( or as many fresh cucumbers as will...
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