Mother Nature’s healing Seaweed I have been on the beach most of my life. My Mother and Father were free divers in Monterey Bay. My whole family would have fish boils on the beach with my Father and Uncles coming out of the Ocean with fish they speared. My Grandmother in her wetsuit would clam on the beach, while us children would collect Periwinkles and… Read More »Seaweed Gift of the Sea
A Kay’s Quick Yeast Rolls In a large bowl combine 6 tablespoons of sugar and 6 tablespoons of shortening. Pour over 1 cup of boiling water stir until dissolved. When lukewarm add 2 packages of dry yeast, stir until dissolved. Add 2 eggs, slightly beaten, 1 cup evaporated milk, 2 teaspoons salt. Mix well. Add 5 cups of flour and beat with spoon. Cover and… Read More »DIY Yeast Rolls
Mimi’s stuffing both with and without raisins My mother has always made two stuffings every year for Thanksgiving. One with raisins and one without raisins. All of us kids thought that the raisins were so wrong. But growing up somewhere along the way I now think of Thanksgiving stuffing with raisins! I feel so lucky to be able to call my Mom to ask questions… Read More »Stuffing with Raisins?!
Nana’s foolproof pie crust My Nana, Evelyn Borba was an OG farm girl. She not only kept her farm going when my Grandfather passed. She made it a successful ranch that thrived for many years and allowed all of our family to experience the real-life of animals and growing our food. I can remember her making pies for every holiday. Nana always brought pie. Apple,… Read More »So your gonna make a pie
This Season’s Favorite! Delicata squash is without a doubt this year’s favorite grow. I got a starter at a swap early this spring and put it in a pot in the vegetable garden. We got several fast-growing squash and ate them all so quickly, that I have been storing up on them at our local farm stand. You can preserve them by putting them in… Read More »Delicata Squash
Does anything say summer more than Wild Blackberries? I don’t think so. We are lucky to have many wild vines here on The Butterfly Hill. This is the reciepe that I have used the most, after much trial and error. It’s very simple and easy to do with what ever amount of fresh summer fruit you have. It only has two ingredients, yea it takes… Read More »Wild Blackberry Jam
There are 6 basic types of soil. Sand, Clay, Slit, Peat, Chalk, and Loam. Sandy is fine and has great drainage. It tends to be acidic and doesn’t have many nutrients. If you have sandy soil adding peat, mulch and manure will add needed nutrients, and keep them from running off. Clay is dense and drys out in the summer. In the winter it holds… Read More »Soil
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