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Gapeys Grub

Paula Thomas's homestead and food adventures

Category: Recipes

Spicy Currant Honey Jam

This recipe is adapted from the recipe found in the Pomona’s Universal Pectin instruction sheet that comes in the box. Pomona’s is a preservative free citrus pectin that uses calcium instead of acid and sugar to create a gel, making it perfect for low sugar or honey jams. It can be found in most grocery stores… Read More Spicy Currant Honey Jam

August 17, 2021August 17, 2021 gapeyLeave a comment

Homemade Vanilla Extract

Have you ever thought about making your own vanilla extract but didn’t know where to start? Vanilla beans and extracts have become increasingly expensive in the past few years and making your own can save a little money and ensure you are getting the real thing. The recipe for a single fold extract is simple,… Read More Homemade Vanilla Extract

February 15, 2021February 15, 2021 gapeyLeave a comment

Spicy Roasted Pepitas

This recipe works best with hulless pumpkin seeds either store bought or home grown. There are many varieties of pumpkins that have hulless seeds. The ones I used came from an F1 hybrid variety called “Naked Bear Pumpkin”. This variety is said to contain more seeds and is more disease resistant than many other varieties.… Read More Spicy Roasted Pepitas

December 21, 2020December 22, 2020 gapeyLeave a comment

Artisan Sourdough Bread

I received my first sourdough starter from a friend recently and I made my very first loaf.  I was actually surprised how well it turned out and after sharing the photos on social media I had lots of requests to share my recipe. I didn’t follow any one recipe or method for my first loaf.… Read More Artisan Sourdough Bread

May 13, 2020March 2, 2021 gapeyLeave a comment

Cacao Tea Banana Bread Recipe

I was gifted a sampling of cacao tea to try out. It’s funny because I had recently seen something about cacao tea on Instagram just before and was instantly intrigued. The tea is made from the husks (shells) from cacao beans after they’ve been fermented and roasted. Cacao Tea Co’s tea is 100% natural and… Read More Cacao Tea Banana Bread Recipe

July 31, 2019May 13, 2020 gapeyLeave a comment

Limoncello Brandied Cherries

I’ve been wanting to try making brandied cherries for a long time and finally got around to it after picking up some organic Rainier cherries at Costco this year.  There are lots of variations of brandied cherries out there. Most recipes use a simple syrup of sugar and water but I decided to use honey… Read More Limoncello Brandied Cherries

January 25, 2018May 13, 2020 gapey1 Comment

Chili Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

 I grew so many peppers this year that I’ve been trying to find all kinds of things to make with them. One of the things I did was dehydrate and grind them into a powder. I grew a couple peach peppers this year that were very productive, Sugar Rush Peach and Jays Peach Ghost Scorpion.… Read More Chili Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

November 23, 2017May 13, 2020 gapeyLeave a comment

Chive Blossom Vinegar

Did you know the blossoms of chives are edible? I have never used them for anything before but last year heard about making chive blossom vinegar and decided I had to give it a try.  I enjoyed it so much that I decided to make it again this year and will most likely continue making… Read More Chive Blossom Vinegar

June 13, 2017May 13, 2020 gapeyLeave a comment

Fermented Green Ghost Hot Sauce Recipe

I had an abundance of peppers in the garden this year, including some super hots. I’ve made salsa the past few years and dehydrated some last year. This year, but the peppers kept going after the tomatoes were done. @deanacat3, a friend on facebook, is always posting about her fermenting adventures in the kitchen and… Read More Fermented Green Ghost Hot Sauce Recipe

November 1, 2016May 13, 2020 gapeyLeave a comment

Canned Garden Salsa Recipe

I just finished canning a batch of salsa that I thought turned out pretty good so wanted to post the recipe for my own future reference as well as for others who may be looking for a good salsa recipe. My mom makes an insane amount of salsa every year and plants a crazy amount… Read More Canned Garden Salsa Recipe

September 1, 2016May 13, 2020 gapeyLeave a comment

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Dropped 24 varieties of pepper seeds this week. See what varieties I’m growing in my new YT video.
We got some new solar lights for the backyard, gifted from @solagardenus, hung up over the weekend. They look great over the compost bins. No longer need a flashlight for those night time runs to the compost! PAULA10 will get you 10% off at solagarden.co
1 of these eggs is not like the other! We got our first two dozen eggs of the year by end of February. I thought we might get 2 dozen olives but she stopped laying again, then Charlie, our chocolate layer started up and then,we got a blue egg. More should be starting soon, though we have several older hens that don’t lay much if at all with our oldest being 8.5 years.
Baby basil (Thai, opal and genovese) started on 2/16, almost ready to separate and pot up. So much new growth in the growroom in 2 short weeks. A new growroom update was posted this week.
Can’t wait for the warm weather and blooms to return. These are a few from last season’s garden.
Got a new light to try out from #spiderfarmer just in time for the fig cuttings which will be going under it soon. An unboxing and install just went up.
Seed starting season has begun and I’ve posted my first growroom update video of the season. I show how the seeds and fig cuttings are doing and go over all the other seeds I plan to get started this month. These are the onions and microgreens I have under LED but there’s more in my update.
If you love hellebores, you’ll love the Northwest Flower and Garden Festival @nwfgs this year! We got a sneak peek of the display gardens this morning and they’re looking great! As you walk in the door you can’t miss this impressive ‘Florafantastic’ display that is full of a variety of hellebores and other spring flowers designed by Flower Growers of Puget Sound.
I told myself I wasn’t going to root very many fig cuttings this year but I couldn’t help myself to some free local cuttings. I’ve got 5 varieties rooting and still have 3 more that I won from @iv_organics on the way.
If you've never been to the @nwfgs Northwest Flower & Garden Festival or have gone before and want to go again, it is coming up next week at the Seattle Convention Center. This photo was taken of the @treelinedesignz garden display when we went to the show back in 2018.
Radicchio is extremely cold hardy. It has been covered in snow a few times last month and withstood single digit temps and is still alive and nearly ready to harvest. These varieties are rossa and castelfranco. Do you grow radicchio?
It’s fig cutting season! I am adding 3 varieties to my fig collection this year. Last year I added 8 so I cut back this year. 🤣 the @iv_organics fig cutting event this month may change that though. If you want to see how I rooted them this year and what varieties, I just posted a vid showing a step by step process.

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