Sharon Glasgow

Making Sauerkraut

05/28/2012

Temperature is key in making Sauerkraut or any fermented food. Ideal temperature in your house would be 75- 85 degrees. That means night time low-75. The key is you don’t want to go under 75 degrees or you’ll mess up the fermentation. I try to make most of my fermented foods in the fall and spring when temperatures are ideal. But you can find success if your[...]

Best Cucumber Salad

05/15/2012

This is the most refreshing cucumber salad. It hits the spot when it's hot outside. Even though it will last for up to two weeks in the refrigerator, it won't stay there that long. It will be eaten. You can add feta cheese or tomatoes to it when you serve it, just don't add it to the jar. This will be a summer staple for you you. Two Week Cucumber Salad ([...]

Marshmallows

04/19/2012

Sharon’s Marshmallows 4 envelopes unflavored gelatin 1 1/3 cups water 2 1/2 cups sugar 1 1/3 cups light organic corn syrup 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons organic GF vanilla 2 cups powdered sugar Need a candy thermometer 1.Generously grease a 13X9 glass baking dish-- if you want thick marshmallows, for Easter chicks or chocolate [...]

Basil Chicken- Pasta Salad

04/05/2012

Basil Chicken Pasta Salad 12 oz package pasta (I use organic) 1 lb cooked chicken (could use Rotisserie), chopped 1 cup finely chopped fresh basil 1/2 cup pine nuts or more to your liking 1 small can sliced olives 12 oz cherry tomatoes, sliced 1 cup[...]

Smoked Saffron Chicken and White Beans- Portugal (Gluten Free)

04/05/2012

1 cup white beans ( soak beans for 12-24 hrs in water, drain soaking water and cook in fresh water for 3 hours, simmering. Drain) 1/3 cup butter 5 organic chicken thighs ( you can use chicken quarters too) 1 yellow onion, chopped 5 fresh garlic cloves, minced (I used pickled garlic, but fresh is good too) 1/2 teaspoon saffron 1/2 teaspoon smoked[...]

Flourless Peanut Butter and Chocolate Chip Cookies

04/04/2012

Flourless Peanut Butter and Chocolate Chip Cookies 2 cups chunky organic peanut butter (DO NOT USE regular peanut butter, it has hydrogenated oils, Natural Jiff doesn't have hydrogenated oil, you can use that) 2 cups (packed) organic brown sugar (almost all sugar on the market is genetically modified. You must use organic if you want NO GMO in your food) [...]

Carmelized Fried Apples

04/04/2012

We fell in love with this farmhouse 18 years ago. It had everything we wanted, an old white house with a front porch, old swing, barns, broken fences, plum trees, grapevines, cherry tree, fig tree, pear trees and big ole apple trees. We moved in in the fall and the produce was more than we knew what to do with the first year. Bushels and bushels of apples sat in b[...]

Red Quinoa-Avocado Salad

04/02/2012

Red Quinoa-Avocado Salad 16 oz Red Quinoa 16 oz bag of organic frozen corn, thawed 1 cup chopped cilantro 1 cup scallions (I didn't have scallions when I made it this time, just chives and it wasn't as good. You must use scallions for best flavor) 1 large tomato or 10 oz cherry tomatoes, diced 2 avocados cut into small cubes[...]

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