Category Archives: Gardening

Shine On Harvest Moon

I have a lot I want to accomplish and never enough hours in the day. We pickled lots of jalapenos, to keep us in Taco Tuesdays, this year. The peppers on our deck were highly productive! The ones at our community garden … Continue reading

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Zucchini Mini Muffin Bites

There are so many of these tempting zucchini mini muffin bite recipes out there, Facebook, Pinterest, Blogland… Have you seen them? And all their variations?? If not, I’m not sure where you have been hanging out, but start noticing, you’ll … Continue reading

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Summer Supper

sounds so much better than Meatless Monday, don’t you think? We popped up to the cottage, for a couple of days, and on the way picked up some Michigan sweet corn for a deliciously, easy dinner. We were delighted when we … Continue reading

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Re: Garlic

Last week, I talked about how easy it is to grow garlic. Well, that is easy for me to say. I’m digging up a small patch of landscaping and with a wish and a prayer, growing a few heads. Yes, … Continue reading

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Can you smell us coming?

Several years ago my husband and brother-in-law were participating in the Customer in Residence program at the Thomas Moser studios in Freeport, Maine. If you aren’t familiar with Freeport it is the home of the Moser furniture empire and an old-fashioned … Continue reading

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Oh, how my garden grows!

Remember when I told you I had read that you could take the base end of a vegetable, in this case celery, and plant it directly into the ground and have it take root and regrow? If you remember, I … Continue reading

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So You Think You Can Dance?

~Day 52 Show me your best rain dance. Seriously. We are lucky to have irrigation on our deck and to only be growing for fun. If we hope to put anything up, from the farmers’ markets, this year, the local … Continue reading

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Roasted radishes are turnips in disquise.

Seriously. I’ve never been a huge fan of radishes, I can take them or leave them. I like spicy but not necessarily radish spicy. You know? I was told they aren’t spicy if grown early enough… So this year I … Continue reading

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Wilted Spinach Salad

Twice, this week, from our deck. Delicious. Wilted Spinach Salad serves 2 4 ounces baby spinach 1 large eggs 4 pieces thick-sliced bacon, chopped 1 1/2 TBS red wine vinegar 1/2 teaspoon sugar 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard Kosher salt and … Continue reading

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Day 18

How Does Your Garden Grow 2012 Day 18 Watch out chipmunks, there is a new cat in town! Picked this up at the garden center, last week. My favorite kind of pet, LOL! Click on the pictures for a larger … Continue reading

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