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I know, right? Why would anyone want to know how to dehydrate zucchini. But seriously, what if the world comes to an end? At least you’ll have something to bring to the stone soup party. 😉 I love gardening, and I love preserving food {canning, freezing, dehydrating} so when I sat down to plan our Read More >>
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It was a great week in the meal department here at Camp Butterfield. I was so busy working, weeding and harvesting vegetables from the garden that I didn’t even have time to do any grocery shopping. Not that I needed anything really. I did check the sale fliers, but I didn’t see anything I Read More >>
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Here’s my big list of things I want to accomplish in 2022: Remodel The Kitchen The electrician was here last week for half a day working in the kitchen and will be back later this week to finish things up. Timeline wise, things are right on track. Once the electrician is done the HH will Read More >>
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Hello Saturday! Sunny and a high of 76 is in the forecast for Mid-Coast Maine. On the agenda for today: Pack up orders and ship them on out Take Lucy on a long walk Wash and hang laundry on the clothesline Sand mini ornaments Load/start kiln Can zucchini relish Continue to work on giant rug Read More >>
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We stopped by a farmer’s market the other day and noticed someone selling zucchini for $5.50 a pound. I actually had to do a double take to make sure I had read the price correctly. Yep. $5.50 a pound for zucchini. Either I’m getting really old and out of touch with what things cost these Read More >>
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I went out to take some photos of the garden and boy is it muggy here in Maine this morning! The vegetables sure like the high humidity though, that’s for sure. Everything in the kitchen garden is doing well and as soon as the cucumbers are done, I’ll be ready to get the broccoli and Read More >>
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This fantastic recipe was inspired by a jar of peach lavender jam I saw while on our visit to Sealyon Lavender Farm. After we got home I couldn’t stop thinking about the peach/lavender combination and well, I just had to whip up a batch to add to our canning cupboard. I love when that happens, Read More >>
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Back in January when the Kiln Guy and the Chef were here they mentioned they would be catering a wedding on an island off the coast of Maine this summer and wanted to know if I, or anyone else I knew wanted to help out. The gig would pay $250, I’d get lunch and dinner Read More >>
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