Welcome to the Brick Street Ledger: a chronicle of life in season
Part journal, part guidebook, this is where I keep a record of the quiet work of building our home. Here you will find an honest account of my successes and failures, my best recommendations, and a growing archive of resources to help guide and inspire you to live at a slower pace. It’s a living record of the heritage skills and seasons that shape a life we don’t need to escape from.
Our favorite strawberry cake
This simple strawberry cake is moist, with a jammy berries and just the right amount of chewiness around the edges.
No more wasted strawberry tops!
Where my frustration with wasted food leads to a fun new warm-season beverage option.
My “secret sauce” that saves time and adds tons of flavor to savory dishes
This blend of onion, garlic, salt, and seasonings packs a tremendous flavor punch and eliminates the need to mince or press fresh garlic in many savory dishes.
What should I cook? My favorite from-scratch cookbooks.
So you want to cook from scratch. But what will you make? Today I am starting a new series sharing my favorite scratch-made cooking resources. Part 1 dives in to my frequently used cookbooks, and I take on the role of cookbook concierge.
3 Ways to start cooking more foods from scratch: how to make ingredients-only cooking work for you.
“Cooking from scratch seems like a lot of work”, you think to yourself, “I’m too busy to be able to pull off something like that.”
The easy strawberry sauce we put on everything.
This simple strawberry sauce is such a hit in our house.
Spring gardening book recommendations
Book recommendations are my love language. Today’s roundup includes 8 of my top gardening book recommendations to get you ready to grow this spring, no matter your experience level or vision for your garden space.
The easiest artisan loaf you will ever bake.
With just 4 ingredients, 5 minutes of active prep time, and ready to serve in under 4 hours, this Easy Artisan Bread recipe is sure to impress anyone who eats with you!
Want to change the way you cook? Here are three things to do before you start.
Are you feeling motivated to cook more food from scratch? Don’t run to the pantry and start purging all of your pre-packaged foods! Here are three evaluation questions to work through before you start making changes to the way you cook.