Ahhh..spring

Time to start feeding the bees. They're working girls now!

New Year Black Eyed Peas!

Making our New Year Black Eyed Peas, and that's not Fergie and Will I Am, with sweet potatoes and left over cabbage rolls. Mike is glad New Year only comes once a year.
Adapted from a recipe here:
http://www.hippressurecooking.com/sweet-potato-and-black-eyed-peas-one-pot-meal/

Snow, Snow, Snow

The snow is coming, the snow is coming, must rush to the store for bread and milk! The problem is that at the store I’m a little ADD. Oh look! The grapefruits look good. What!? When did they start stocking sea salt? Pork loin 1.99. You get the picture.
Anyway, in my current issue of Food and Wine magazine http://www.foodandwine.com/…/grapefruit-marmalade-with-smok… 
there is an article about winter jams, hence the grapefruit. Is there a better way to spend a cold wintery afternoon than making marmalade and baking cheddar cheese bread? Some might say yes, but the aroma of freshly grated zest mixed with freshly squeezed juice bubbling away, getting thick on the stove, and bread in the oven, pretty much winds my clock.
Grapefruit marmalade with a hint of sherry smoked sea salt and cheddar cheese bread. My normal Sunday sourdough loaves are baking as I type.