Why DIY yogurt? Sometimes you just can't find yogurt. While sailing in Central America, cruising the Bahamas, and at home during the pandemic, I desperately needed a yogurt fix. This recipe does the trick, it uses ingredients and equipment that are pantry staples so I always can have yogurt. And it's easy to make! Yogurt […]
Fresh Cran-raspberry Relish
Tart cranberries mellowed with raspberries, then gently sweetened with orange overtones - this is my favorite holiday cranberry dish. I'll admit that orange marmalade is not a pantry staple for me, so I buy one jar which gives me enough orange marmalade for two batches of relish. One relish, many uses Yes, serve this relish […]
Habanero Apricot Jam
The whole Massey family is home for the holidays - Jack just returned from travels in South America and Ben has a two week break from his second year of medical school. The four of us are spending our days skiing, visiting friends and family - just enjoying each other's company. Life is good! Limited […]
Green Tomato and Lime Salsa
Here we go again - the first freeze of the fall on it's way and I'm bundled in my parka and bedroom slippers frantically picking firm, green globes from my tomato vines. Short Growing Season I know, high elevation gardeners like me are crazy to plant tomatoes. At 6,700 feet above sea level my growing […]
Rhubarb Sauce Revisited
Rhubarb grows everywhere in the mountains…except at my house. Long neglected clumps of rhubarb thrive in old Colorado homesteads - so why can't I grow rhubarb? After three years of unsuccessfully planting commercial rhubarb starts in various corners of my yard, I consulted with the Colorado State University Extension Master Gardeners. Master Gardener to the […]