Bringing Permaculture to Life in the Kitchen

Author Jenny Moriarty

Jenny is Jim's wife, an actual mom to a human, a cat mom, chicken wrangler, kitchen crusader and professional mess maker. She is CEO of animal husbandry in the Moriarty household, Chief Household Organizer and Head Mom to the most amazing little boy. She is a graduate in creative writing from the University of Hartford. Jenny looks forward to experimenting with new recipes and sharing her thoughts as a newbie in the world of Permaculture.

Happy Birthday Chickens!

We have had our ten ladies for a little over a year now. They are in the process of molting, so they are rather odd looking at the moment but we still love them. We celebrated them by getting them… Continue Reading →

Baked Leek with Cream and Tarragon

(This recipe is from Fresh From the Farmer’s Market by Janet Fletcher) I know, the picture is pitiful. I would love to know how she created such a beautiful picture for her cookbook because it is just not a pretty… Continue Reading →

Fresh From the Farmer’s Market Orecchiette with Chard and Ricotta

If you have read Barbara Kingsolver’s Animal Vegetable Miracle and have decided to try and eat locally for a year this cookbook would definitely be helpful. It organizes recipes based on what to you can find seasonally at your local farmer’s… Continue Reading →

Na’an Pizza

In a pinch I always make Na’an. We had Jim’s parents over for dinner recently and I was planning to have eggplant hamburgers and last minute I realized we didn’t have hamburger buns so I made Na’an wraps to use instead…. Continue Reading →

Vegetarian Spaghetti and Meatballs

Have you ever tried Spaghetti Squash? It’s incredible, it’s also incredibly hard shelled! I usually have Jim attack it with the large knife. We’ve found that once you get the knife embedded it and then kinda of pick it up… Continue Reading →

Meatless Month

After the month of December Jim and I were feeling just a little bit bogged down by all the rich food we had been eating. I spent a week in Texas and I don’t think I have ever eaten so… Continue Reading →

We’re Alive!

Hi! Yes, we are in fact alive! January has been one crazy month. There was lots of traveling in the beginning, then settling into my new job and then most recently a week of the crazy virus that has been… Continue Reading →

Pumpkin Puree Pasta Sauce and Brussels

So, now that I have made all this Pumpkin Puree, what to do with it?? I was in the mood for something savory, cheesy and warm the other night. It’s getting cold out and it is time for some hot… Continue Reading →

Up to Our Eyeballs in Eggplant

So many Eggplant, SO MANY!! We got to a point where we were considering taking them to the corgi meetup we went to and handing them out to random people and/or leaving them on people’s cars like those pamphlets you… Continue Reading →

Homemade Pumpkin Puree

We had three very lovely, plump, orange pumpkins this year. We saw them in early September and we said “hey, we should pick those and use them.” Mid September we looked at them and said, “those would be great in… Continue Reading →

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