While living on a different continent for a couple months this year, I had the privilege of eating a variety of foods that I’ve never tried before, like njugu …
Roasted Carrots and Parsnips
Vegetable-eating isn’t exactly on my top ten list. And from what I’ve heard, a lot of other people aren’t overly crazy about the process either. I’m not sure, but I have a suspicion that the lack of excitement over vegetables may have something to do with slimy spinach and beets that taste sort of like […]
What is Baby Garlic?
You’ve probably heard of green onions, but have you ever tried green garlic? Also known as baby garlic, spring garlic, young garlic, and garlic shoots, this luscious springtime treat …
Sweet Potato Harvest – Video
A video of our sweet potato harvest.
How to Grow Your Own Sweet Potatoes
Whoever said diamonds were a girl’s best friend never had a Nancy Hall sweet potato. Not just any sweet potato, mind you. A Nancy Hall is unlike any other sweet tater I’ve ever tasted. A sweet potato is to a Nancy Hall like ice milk is to
Nuts Over Butternuts
The leaves are turning a rich red and lush yellow color, the apples are harvested and filling the house with their lovely apple aroma, the air is cold and briskly pushing its way through our jackets; and we’re
Refrigerator Pickles
Making refrigerator pickles is uber easy! It only takes minutes of your time. And no store-bought “polysorbate 80, sodium benzoate, natural flavors, yellow 5-spiked” pickle can compare to these fantastically fresh homemade pickles!
Picking Blueberries
This past week we took a trip over to Whitehall to go blueberry picking at Hyatt Blueberry Farm.
Itchy
Ever since we moved, I have been itching – I mean like major breakout of poison ivy …
Creative Ideas for Vegetable Seed Starting Containers
This is part five in a five part series on gardening. Don’t forget to enter Garden Giveaway!! What’s Happening this Week: How to Grow a Garden 101 (below) A Giveaway Growing a Garden in a Small Space – Container Gardening How to Start Your Own Vegetable Seeds Indoors (Including When to Plant What) Creative Ideas […]