sustainable cooking

🥕 Grilled Summer Squash with Flavorful Carrot-Top Chimichurri

🥕 Grilled Summer Squash with Flavorful Carrot-Top Chimichurri

Smoky grilled summer squash topped with a zippy green sauce made from garden carrot tops. There’s something so satisfying about using the whole vegetable—tops, roots, and all. When my carrots come in with those wild green fronds waving in the wind, I know exactly what I’m making: carrot-top chimichurri. It’s herby, punchy, and just the…

🍆Garden-Fresh Eggplant Involtini: A Taste of Summer

🍆Garden-Fresh Eggplant Involtini: A Taste of Summer

Thin eggplant slices rolled up with creamy filling and baked in herbed tomato sauce—straight from the garden, straight from the heart. Eggplant is one of those vegetables that demands just a little love to become unforgettable. And this recipe? It’s my go-to when I want to serve something rustic and impressive, but still deeply nourishing…

Elegant & Earthy Vanilla Bean, Rosemary & Bee Pollen Ice Cream

Elegant & Earthy Vanilla Bean, Rosemary & Bee Pollen Ice Cream

This final flavor in the collection is a peaceful, grounding blend of creamy vanilla, subtly earthy rosemary, and delicate bee pollen from your own garden—or your favorite local source. It’s lightly sweetened with honey and carries a quiet complexity that makes it feel both comforting and refined. Perfect for serving after a garden meal, a…

25 Old-Fashioned Kitchen Gadgets Every Homestead Kitchen Needs

25 Old-Fashioned Kitchen Gadgets Every Homestead Kitchen Needs

There’s something timeless about a homestead kitchen. The charm of well-worn wooden spoons, the reliability of cast iron, and the satisfaction of making food the way our grandparents did—it all adds to the joy of slow, intentional living. While modern appliances have their place, old-fashioned kitchen gadgets offer durability, sustainability, and independence from electricity. Whether…