July 2024 – JK Building The Dream

Sun-dried Tomato & Herb Sourdough Bagels – A Successful Fail

I am late to the game, but have somewhat jumped on the sourdough train. My mom got into it in this past year, and when she went to Germany for a month, I was given the task of keeping her starter alive. I figured, I might as well experiment and try making some bread. I…

Freezer Storage

When we first started our garden adventure, so much of what we harvested was canned. That was my go-to for preserving all we grew, with the odd thing frozen. That has shifted slightly over the years as we realized we didn’t use as much of the canned goods that we thought we would. I began…

Pupsicles

Hot days equals hot dogs. Now that we have a pool, we are spending a lot more time in the yard, and although we have lots of shade and multiple water bowls for Basil, we want her to have an opportunity to indulge in something cool to take the edge off the heat. I have…

Rhubarb Curd

I grew up enjoying lemon curd made by my gran. Since I am trying to enjoy more of our rhubarb, I decided to see if there were any recipes out there for a rhubarb curd. There were! Lots. I decided to compare some of those recipes to the lemon curd recipe I had. For the…

June Comparisons

June is still an early month into our growing season, so this months comparisons are mostly about what we were harvesting to process. The numbers on some of the plants listed in this post could be much higher harvests if we harvested the entire plant, but most of what is ready this time of year…