Cooking My Way Through Our CSA: Week 14 (Late July)

Cooking My Way Through Our CSA: Week 14 (Late July)

  Jackie @ Crest Cottage   7:49 AM    0
Another week, another box.  Now that summer is in full swing, I am having a ball with all of the yummy surprises.  Planning everything out like this helps ensure nothing is lost in

Berries, Berries, Berries!

Berries, Berries, Berries!

  Jackie @ Crest Cottage   7:30 AM    0
We have two little berry fanatics on our hands.  We cannot keep enough berries in our house!  Luckily, we get quite a few from our CSA every week.  In addition, my parents have

Lacto-Fermented Dilly Kohlrabi

Lacto-Fermented Dilly Kohlrabi

  Jackie @ Crest Cottage   7:30 AM    0
I have jumped back into fermenting things with two feet.  I pulled out a jar of lactofermented radishes that I made a few weeks ago and gave them to the girls.  They LOVED

Cooking My Way Through Our CSA: Week 13 (Mid-July)

Cooking My Way Through Our CSA: Week 13 (Mid-July)

  Jackie @ Crest Cottage   7:30 AM    0
John picked up another CSA box this week.  The girls and I were in Rhode Island, so there are no pictures of our haul.  We're just grateful he braved the traffic to pick

Cabbage Carrot Cilantro Slaw

Cabbage Carrot Cilantro Slaw

  Jackie @ Crest Cottage   2:09 PM    0
I mentioned the other day that I was planning on making a slaw with the cabbage from my CSA box.  It turned out to be the easiest, simplest slaw I've made yet!  

Kids Can Cook: Australian eggs!

Kids Can Cook: Australian eggs!

  Jackie @ Crest Cottage   7:30 AM    0
When I was a kid, one of my favorite breakfasts was something my dad made called "Australian Eggs."  I finally asked him where the name came from.  He said they ate them like

Cooking My Way Through Our CSA: Week 12 (Mid-July)

Cooking My Way Through Our CSA: Week 12 (Mid-July)

  Jackie @ Crest Cottage   7:30 AM    0
Well, we picked up another CSA box this week.  If you missed the past pickups, you can read about them HERE.  This week we received: Blueberries – Sustainable* Broccoli – Sustainable Lettuce – Sustainable

Dehydrated Kale Chips

Dehydrated Kale Chips

  Jackie @ Crest Cottage   7:30 AM    0
Have I mentioned that we *finally* got a dehydrator?  It was an amazing Christmas gift that we have been putting to work.  One of Juliet's favorite snacks is kale chips.  I have to

Kids Can Cook: Scrambled Eggs!

Kids Can Cook: Scrambled Eggs!

  Jackie @ Crest Cottage   7:30 AM    0
Scrambed Eggs.  Another of our favorite, easy breakfasts.  Right now the baby and I can't eat dairy, so this is another recipe that we simplified to just the basics. I try to incorporate

Cooking My Way Through Our CSA: Week 11 (Early July)

Cooking My Way Through Our CSA: Week 11 (Early July)

  Jackie @ Crest Cottage   7:30 AM    0
Well, we picked up another CSA box this week.  If you missed last week's pickup, you can read it HERE.  This week we received: Blueberries – Sustainable* Broccoli – Sustainable Lettuce – Sustainable

Apple Sandwiches

Apple Sandwiches

  Jackie @ Crest Cottage   10:00 AM    0
I don't know about you, but I am always looking for fun, yummy, nutritious lunches.  Jemma would eat sandwiches for every meal, but I'd rather her not stuff herself with bread all day.

Kids Can Cook: Chocolate Covered Cherry Smoothie!

Kids Can Cook: Chocolate Covered Cherry Smoothie!

  Jackie @ Crest Cottage   7:35 AM    0
Here at Crest Cottage we loooooove smoothies.  98% of the time they have a leafy green base, so they don't always LOOK as appetizing as they taste.  This particular smoothie concoction was developed