Fall into Food
Fall is my favorite food season. Give me pumpkins, sweet potatoes, winter squash any day. (Of course, during the summer months, summer happens to be my favorite food season. Just go with it.) Check out my bounty from the Farmer’s …
Tag: tomatoes
Farmer’s Market + First Homestead Harvest
New to Fit for Life? {Welcome!} Here’s how I roll: each time I visit the Chestertown Farmer’s Market, I post a photo of my pickup items! With my conscious effort to pursue a local diet, this photo project helps create …
How to can tomatoes in water
With my interest in local foods, I’ve also become very interested in seasonal eating–the idea that you purchase (or grow!) fruits and vegetables when they are in season in your area. Such a simple concept! Joining a CSA, growing food …
A Great Exchange
On Monday, I harvested a whole bunch of tomatoes from the backyard homestead. See? A lot. Plus one fig (see it in the foreground?) I already have so many tomatoes who are lonely and in need of being part of …
Backyard Homestead harvest
Weekend harvest from the backyard homestead! So many tomatoes! These tomatoes were given to a special backyard homestead visitor – I’ll reveal more later! Even more tomatoes (including more yellow tomatoes!), 2 small eggplants, and a zucchini! Plus, some fruit: …
Sunday Cooking
Using ingredients from the Farmer’s Market, our recent CSA share, and the backyard homestead, we created a yummy Sunday morning breakfast! Cooking in the midst of a kitchen renovation is tricky; I think we did okay! eggs with cheddar cheese, …
Hello, bella!
Each morning, I walk around my vegetable garden to say hello to all of my plants. I think they like the encouragement. Today, I found a real treat. My very first tomato! Isn’t it beautiful? Bear with me bellas, this …