It’s only the second snowfall of the winter and I’m already dreaming of spring’s warmer weather. I know the garden needs this time to relax and recover from the past seasons, but I’m ready to get out and dig in the dirt. This time of year my … [Read more...]
How Does Your Garden Grow? | October, 2014
The garden is slowly creeping towards its winter slumber. While I love every single moment I get to to spend here, spring and fall are my favorite seasons. I love the frenetic energy that happens in the garden early in the year and the more relaxed … [Read more...]
How Does Your Garden Grow? | September, 2014
While the bees are busy hoarding their stash for the cooler months on the horizon, we too are buzzing around trying to get as much accomplished in the garden before we’re stuck inside for the winter. It’s been an amazingly pleasant summer but all … [Read more...]
Easy Tomato and Ricota Tarts
I love picking tomatoes. I guess it’s because I’m always guaranteed a treasure hunt. As I examine each beautiful sphere and contemplate what goes in the basket, I say to myself — not quite ripe enough — almost ready — perfect! I try to … [Read more...]
Quick Pickled Dilly Beans
Home canning to preserve food in jars can be intimidating. So today it’s refrigerator pickles to the rescue! It’s a quick and easy alternative when you want some instant gratification in the form of crispy and crunchy and dilly and green. Let’s … [Read more...]
How To Blanch Green Beans | How-To Tuesday!
Someone at work the other day asked me what the cooking term blanching is so I thought it might make a good start to How-To Tuesdays here on the ‘ol blog. Blanching is a simple cooking technique that helps to preserve the vibrant color and crisp … [Read more...]
How Does Your Garden Grow? | August, 2014
Do you remember the acronym Roy G. Biv from when you were a kid? It stands for red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet and always helped me remember the order of the colors of the rainbow. I’m not sure why I needed to name those … [Read more...]
How Does Your Garden Grow? | Mid-July, 2014
There is so much going on in the garden I decided I better do a mid-July post --- one blink and you miss all the little changes. My favorite time in the garden is very first thing in the morning. Everything is moist with the morning's dew and … [Read more...]
Blueberry Butter Cake with Pecan Streusel Topping
I admit it. I love desserts am a dessert freak. So when I make something that can be disguised as breakfast or a snack, it’s even better! The moist crumb in this Blueberry Butter Cake is as addictive as the buttery Pecan Streusel Topping. … [Read more...]
DIY Deer Juice Garden Spray
Fact: The only thing that will 100% stop deer from munching on your landscape or in your garden is a fence. When we first moved to Kraemer House and started thinking about a planting a garden, a fence wasn't in the master plan. But, it soon became … [Read more...]
