Category Archives: Food preservation

What’s in your closet?

Posted on December 27, 2010 by jkmcintyre

This summer, I found a skeleton in my bedroom closet. It was the skeleton of a squash fruit. My house is tiny. Things are shoved quite firmly in many nooks and crannies (driving my boyfriend batty at times). In the … Continue reading →

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Fresh Basil in Winter

Posted on October 6, 2010 by jkmcintyre


For fresh basil taste after garden season has closed, I freeze basil. No, basil does not hold up well to freezing.

The trick is to freeze it in water. Continue reading →

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Harvest

Posted on September 15, 2009 by jkmcintyre

Comprehensive exams for my PhD, climbing trip to Tieton, work retreat on Whidbey Island, wedding on Orcas Island, intensive motorcycle endorsement class. Amid this backdrop of busy-ness, things were getting ripe in the garden. Pears picked and eaten (how to … Continue reading →

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It’s Tomato-o’clock

Posted on October 1, 2008 by jkmcintyre

It’s been a long time – I KNOW. I moved back to Seattle, summer came and went in a flash, then Scott and I bought a house and we moved. It’s been crazy. And all this and harvest season arrived!! … Continue reading →

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