I love dehydrating things for winter! One of the big concerns with eating an exclusively local diet is getting the daily requirement of...

I’ve been mentioning lately that things have gotten pretty hectic. Between crunching data for the home-stretch of my Master’s Degree,...

In honor of the recent lentil festival, I made a couple of yummy lentil dishes to accompany all of the amazing late summer produce...

Did you go to the National Lentil Festival in Pullman last weekend? We did, and we had a great time! It’s not every day that we get to...

Tuesday night is time to get ready for the next infusion of delicious veggies in our weekly basket from our CSA membership. Another point...

Who loves moving? Moving when it is above 90 degrees, is just about as fun as it sounds. Having done this recently, I had a fun challenge...

At the height of summer in the Palouse-Clearwater region, we’ve got lots of amazing goodies that can be put together for a simple evening...

It is that time of year – the field crops are being harvested, there is an unfortunate amount of smoke in the air from nearby forest...

This salad is intense, delicious, and what’s more – it’s purple! The deep and vibrant colors are often an indication of lots of...

Cherries are from the genus “prunus,” (just like plums, peaches, apricots and almonds) and come in many varieties. Common varieties...

With weather in the high 90’s last weekend, it was pretty important to not make our house any hotter than it was by trying to cook...

We were just visiting my mom over in Western Montana, she loves food too and, has a great garden. She ended up kind of “Iron Chef”...

Update:  Summer 2019  This farm is under new ownership and is now called JM Farms. I just had the best Friday night! How great is summer!...

We had a chance to visit my mom in Montana last weekend. We went to the Farmer’s Market, that I have watched grow and change since the...

I first met Terry Ellard while getting on a plane headed to Lesotho, where we had all committed to serving two years as Peace Corps...

One of the greatest parts of our vacation to “the West Side” was taking a tour of the Theo chocolate factory in Seattle – here’s my...

With the 4th of July indicating that summer and summer vacations are officially on in full-force, this presents some challenges to local...

A week hiatus for a little summer vacation to “the West Side” of Washington, gave me a great opportunity to explore local food in another...

I can seldom resist berries – ever, let alone from the Farmer’s Market. Most of the time this results in Shane shaking his head as we...

Here’s a quick little treat to bust out this weekend! During our experience in Lesotho, we did not have a toaster. I know it sounds all...