Figs just keep ripening on my trees! How can I use them all?! Here are some of the many ways we have of using figs. If you don’t have any fig trees, you can buy figs in the store during a very short season. Why […]
How to Use Fresh Figs
Desert Foods for Better Health
Health is more than simply not being sick. My old, and slightly dusty, print dictionary defines it thusly: “Health is the condition of being sound in body, in mind, and in spirit. It includes this as well: “freedom from physical disease and pain.” Food is […]
Using Rampant Rosemary
Rosemary Request It started so innocently. Uncle Smokey asked for some “stalks” of rosemary. He is not a gardener, so further elucidation was required. He had this idea for some grilled mushroom kabobs, and had read that rosemary made good skewers. I understand now. He […]
Horehound
Horehound is not native to the Southwest, it is an Old World plant, but it has made the desert margins its home. It’s not invasive here in the Southwest* by any means, rather you can find a few rare scattered clumps of it here or […]
Capers – Easy to Make at Home
So many Southwestern flower buds can be harvested and turned into “capers.” If you don’t live in the Southwest there are still many flower buds to use. Flowers that have been historically used by people around this globe before there were supermarkets. Capers Defined Capers […]
How to Use Mulberry
Mulberry fruits are ripening now in many parts of the world. Time to share some of the many ways to use this very tasty fruit. Since there are SO very many ways (kind of like mesquite, or maybe acorns), we will get you started with […]
Greek Salad Dressing – with Lemon & Honey
Greek Independence Day is March 25 (the day I post this), so I am sharing a delicious Greek salad dressing that uses two things abundant around our homestead – honey and lemons. Greeks in The Southwest There may or may not be many people of […]
Citrus Marinade
Citrus marinade helps tenderize a tough cut of meat while it adds flavor. Making the marinade is one delightful way to use ample citrus. This does make good gifts to people that cook or grill. Citrus Ripening Now Citrus is ripening as the plants are […]
Sauteed Pods – Foraged Jewel Flower Pods
A tasty foraged find in March in the desert Southwest are the pods of jewel flower. This plant is native to a limited area of the Southwest, but when you find it in Arizona it is often nicely abundant. Jewel Flower And here is why […]
Chicken Soup from the Soule
Making chicken soup is a basic cooking skill that everyone should know. It’s not hard, and yet it does take some practice to get good at. Indeed, every human endeavor takes practice to get good at, from walking, to reading, to driving a car. Men […]