It's been a crazy busy afternoon here in Auntie Catherine's Kitchen. I've got three new flavors of vinegar: Cabernet Sauvignon, mango Moscato, and white Zinfandel + pomegranate. Nectarine preserves are officially in season in a big way. All will be available tomorrow at the Mira Mesa Farmers Market.

In case the weather heating up has you thinking about grilling, Auntie Catherine’s Kitchen has something to heat up or sweeten that up.

Peach is in reach! Catch Sparky at the Mira Mesa farmers market on Tuesday afternoon.

Spring Dutch Oven Chicken This recipe is the intersection of a recipe I saw that struck me as not quite right and Spring in #MyTinyFarm. 8 cloves garlic 2 shallots 1 lb. boiling potatoes [Note 1] .25 c non-EVOO 4 chicken th…

There’s something new cooking over at Auntie Catherine’s Kitchen.
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It's been a busy weekend in Auntie Catherine's Kitchen. Another batch of Mandarin Orange Marmalade (not all of it shown here), two more jars each of honey mustard and spicy herb mustard, and a brand new offering: raspberry mead vinegar. Catch us at the Mira Mesa Farmer's Market on Tuesday.

We're loading up the Dr. Sparkymobile and heading east. We're really looking forward to shenanigating with so many steampunk friends!

Duel at Dusk VII ticket sales here - drakeandmctrowell.com/DuelAtDuskVI...
There's a steep discount for early bird ticket purchases.

Duel at Dusk is a one-day, interactive, steampunk event filled with hilarity and shenanigans: Battle Basket Royale, Splendid Teapot Racing, Nerf™️ Gun Dueling, and Tea Dueling. Vendors will be available to satisfy your steampunk shopping needs. More details - drakeandmctrowell.com/DuelAtDuskVII/.

I don’t know where they were going, but we saw a couple dressed for the 1930s yesterday evening in Carlsbad.

The inimitable Adam Savage said, "The difference between screwing around and science is writing it down." The mustard experiments in Auntie Catherine's Kitchen have begun...with the appropriate level of documentation for repeatability. I'm never not that engineer.