SOLE challenge: venison stuffed with radish greens
The spring radishes are going crazy, as is everything in my garden. I’ve eaten more greens in the past few weeks than ever before in my life! I’m finding I really like the radish greens…they’re not quite as bitter as some of the others. Who knew?
Project Backyard Grocery: Summer garden plan
I started this blog because we got a garden plot and, for the first time in my life, had a lot of home grown veggies. I thought it would be fun to write about what I cooked with them. It’s only been a few short months, but the mission is becoming bigger and, frankly, funner.

Rick reclaimed brick from a friend's construction project and now we have nice brick pathways in the garden.
Dark Days Week 6: Slow Cooker Chicken and Celery Root
Here it is, the 6th week of the Dark Days Challenge. Or maybe the 7th week…there seems to be some confusion. It’s a lot of weeks though, and I’ve been having fun. It’s a challenge to find interesting, locally sourced ingredients. First, they’re just hard to find. Second, my work schedule doesn’t leave me with a whole lot of hours in the week to go on the hunt. But somehow that’s making it more fun.