Category: Garden
Canning Round-Up
Here’s a round-up of what’s been canned and preserved at EE plus you cannot live without this book….
Garden Update
The garden has been fabulous this year due to the rain and record low temperatures. The Hubs and I have often mused about finding a place to live in our dotage where temperatures are mild, nothing higher than 85 and nothing lower than 60. Think we may have found that place here. 🙂 …
Curried Chicken Salad with Cucumbers
I love summer. Specifically, I love July. July is the month that I can take my vacation and some much needed time off. I won’t get on a soap box or anything today, but July is the month that I get to totally be out of the office. (I do still work…
Pickled Green Cherry Tomatoes
What happens when you plant excess dill for the pollinators and black swallow caterpillars? You have a boatload of dill to harvest and you make pickles. What happens when your beautiful and loaded Roma cherry tomato plant mysteriously gets the roots eaten? (Thank you so much little pocket gopher.) You dry your tears and…
Sriracha Swiss Chard Pickles
Another Swiss chard recipe today and and I thought this one would be a keeper. Who doesn’t love pickles? Who doesn’t love Sriracha? Who doesn’t love Swiss chard? OK, there may be a few out there who don’t care for the beautiful leafy stuff or the spicy Asian condiment, but let me tell you, …
Bacon-Swiss Chard Soba Noodles
I hope everyone had a fantastic Fourth of July!!! We had a super time with mom and the nephews and sister and BiL spending the weekend with us. Plus we hosted about twenty others for a traditional hamburger and hot dog cookout on the Fourth. The weather was perfect here and all the kids had…
Moroccan Raw Carrot and Beet Salad with Golden Raisins
Growing up I disliked beets and raisins. Why? I think it is interesting to trace our food phobias—trace them back to that horrific childhood memory where one first tasted the foul ingredient. Notice I said “disliked,” not hated, because I really can’t think of a food that I absolutely hate. So my dislike of beets can…
The 12-Mile Dinner
Our truly locavore meal featured a Blueberry-Mint Lemonade, Sautéed Padron Peppers, a Spring Pasta with a Butter-Wine Sauce, and Fresh Blueberry Crumble. You are getting four recipes today for the price of one!
Garden Update
A few carrots (very few), lots of roses, some peonies, and bees!
Old Fashioned Strawberry Shortcake (sort of)
A biscuit recipe, honey-balsamic strawberries, strawberries in the garden and a new foodie read……..