It’s been a long time since I just sat down and wrote a long, wandering blog post in diary format, and yesterday I started craving it so much that I have been looking forward to it ever since. I’m perched at the kitchen island while I write this. A big pot of blackberry jam is…
Author: Melinda
“Ellen,” a linked short story
A bit ago, I posted a sequence of two installments of a short story titled “Lily,” which were a fun reprieve for me to write and hopefully a bit of a fun escape for you to read. “Lily” chronicles the beginnings of an adventure for a woman living in Seattle who discovers a handsome farmer/chef…
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Easy Gluten-Free Pasta Recipe: Make Ravioli and Noodles at Home
This is a quick and easy homemade gluten-free pasta recipe for ravioli or noodles guaranteed to bring joy to the dinner table.
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Lily, continued (and finished)
I finished my Lily story on Father’s Day, but it’s taken me this long to sit down and post it. That’s one of the things that I am working on changing…. The posting bit. I veered away from this blog in recent months but writing this short story and enjoying the narrative form reminded me…
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Lily, a story.
Lily Lily was not by nature a categorically difficult person. In fact, she worked to be as agreeable as possible. She kept things between the lines. She had decided that was the best way long ago. She dealt with tangle by ordering it: Clean cupboards, organized clothes, pantry items lined up, labels facing out. She…
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A Few Garden Tips & Planning New (Big) Crops This Year
I was thrilled to spend a sunny day in the garden yesterday, and I took a few moments to share some of my main tips for growing strong plants, and especially looking at your green leafy veggies for signs of stress (like bolting). In this video, I chat candidly about some of the bigger growing…
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Free Masterclass Gardening Summit: Join 11 Top Kitchen Gardeners From Across the Country
I’m absolutely thrilled to tell you about a Free Virtual Masterclass Gardening Summit bringing together some of the most amazing kitchen gardeners from around the country to teach you exactly how you can start growing more of your own food–and planning for what to do with it (that’s my topic!). It’s a diverse line-up of…
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Honey-Oat Granola Bars (GF/V)
These are the easiest, yummiest, fastest, healthiest, fail-proof honey-oat granola bars you’ll ever make. They’re vegan and gluten-free (as long as you use gluten-free oats), and they have a perfect crispness and sweetness. But my favorite bonus is that they don’t crumble! This is a snack filled to the brim with iron, fiber, protein, vitamins,…
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Rustic Spring Herb Tart with Flaky Gluten-Free Sourdough Crust
This gorgeous Rustic Spring Herb Tart with Flaky Gluten-Free Sourdough Crust is made with foraged and garden ingredients, and is completely flexible–you can make it with all kinds of delicious herbs and foraged ingredients. The gluten-free sourdough crust is rustic, rich and flaky, and will be a go-to for us now forever forward. I’m not…
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Planting Potatoes on Good Friday: The Darkness and the Light
Above all, this is a post about how to prep and plant potatoes for your garden. However, it includes a longer narrative not typically added to my posts of late. If you’d rather skip the narrative, you can hop to the videos about prepping potatoes for planting, and planting potatoes, which appear at the bottom…
