Swear every bottle, each jar, all my sauces and secret ingredients are Not Expired—so back in the clean refrigerator they go for 2026! #NewYearsResolution

Roasted red peppers and Roma tomatoes cooked down for a couple quarts of sauce to freeze.

When you got old bananas, you can could compost, or bake Banana-Nut Muffins. Yum the latter.

Someone visiting Panera for a cup of coffee did the math—exactly 74¢ for a 20% tip on a VISA credit charge. Cash is back baby & check the years on those pennies. And some people still have math, like drummers have time… #currency #economy #math

Skarjune brews last sun tea of season.

Late summer Pesto Bruschetta on the patio. Followed by a sunset supper of Wisconsin brats & grilled corn ribs—new thing turned out cravable.

Zoomed photo, but does show that we have Goldfinches at our bird feeder & they do like the sunflower & safflower kernals.

Garden Basil 2nd planting of Sweet & Thai varieties coming along nicely towards a Pesto harvest.

Picked up a fave black tea at United Noodles in Minneapolis. Chinese Lichee adds a pleasant fruit flavor—almost as nice as the incredible Currant Black Tea from Grand Fete in Hudson, Wisconsin. Good alternatives to swigging my morning coffee.

Deconstructed Shrimp Kebab on the Barbi.

Cast iron skillet Cornbread, for some hot chili on a chill November eve.

BUTTERMILK BISCUITS

Buttermilk biscuits and cinnamon crunch cookie from dough scraps. Now open the Apple Butter from Whistling Well Orchard.

Pasta Salad today, yesterday, and tomorrow. It’s really summer.

Baked buttermilk biscuits & pinwheels for Saturday breakfast. Frosted too on a frosty Minnesota morning.

Cooking Tip Made biscuits and gravy for brunch this morning. The biscuits always bake perfectly fluffy and flaky with these four things in any recipe: Buttermilk Frozen Butter Fold don’t Knead Cast Iron I do use cast iron pots and pans for most cooking. Good buttermilk is a must for fluff. Just keep a stick of butter in the freezer to grate as called for in any recipe for flaky texture.