Bringing Permaculture to Life in the Kitchen

Category Recipes

Recipes you can make from ingredients grown in your back yard.

Fresh Herb and Sorrel Sauce on Salmon

My new discovery is Sorrel. Jim loves to walk around the garden and have you taste different edible leaves and the one that surprised me the most was the sorrel. It’s a broad flat leaf that looks a lot like… Continue Reading →

Carrot Muffins

We are in the middle of merging, AKA me moving in with James. During the merging of the kitchen tools, utensils and other mismatched odds and ends I got up close and personal with the new and improved pantry full… Continue Reading →

Chicken Sate

The first time I had this was from my cousin Cara, she made it for a party and I was HOOKED! I LOVE it. And by love I mean stand by the bowl at parties and take every toothpick full… Continue Reading →

Grilling in Boothbay Maine

For the weekend of September 19th Jim and I spent two nights at Knickerbocker Lake Cottages in Boothbay Maine. It was incredible, a little slice of heaven. The cottage was a perfect size for two people and even had a tiny… Continue Reading →

Goodbye Summer!

This seems like a no brainer but this “salad” is one of my absolute favorites. When you use fresh, well made ingredients the flavor is absolutely amazing. I figured as we say goodbye to summer (even though it’s been 70… Continue Reading →

Shakshuka With Feta

I made this for my client as a special dinner request. I didn’t get to try it, but it smelled AMAZING. So naturally I wanted to try and make it when I got home. Mornings at Jim’s house usually consist… Continue Reading →

Falafel with Fresh Yogurt Sauce

Before making this dish I had never had authentic or even fake Falafel so I have NO idea whether it turned out or not. It tasted fantastic to me, and Jim ate it all as well, and neither of us… Continue Reading →

Grilled Balsamic Peach Pork Tenderloin

Alright, so this recipe only has a couple things fresh from the garden but it is peach season and Jim had pork tenderloin so I decided on something that would merge the two. I found this little inspiration on rockrecipes.com… Continue Reading →

Roasted Potatoes and Rosemary

Rosemary and potatoes are just meant to be together. I don’t know what it is about them. The sweetness of the rosemary goes so well with the starchy potatoes and the smell of them is so unbelievable intoxicating. It smells… Continue Reading →

Thai Turkey Zucchini Meatballs

The blog I found these on is all about “clean eating” I have no idea what that means, other than I hope the kitchen you’re cooking in is clean and I hope that after you’re done the magical cleaning fairies… Continue Reading →

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