As the garden season heats up the leafy greens are growing. If you are eating more luscious salads this summer you need some type of dressing for them. A homemade vinaigrette is the perfect topping for your salads. Most store bought dressings are loaded with sugar and unwanted chemicals. By making your own dressing you can create healthy, delicious options. All it takes are a few ingredients from your pantryRead More →
It won’t be long before our gardens will be overflowing with produce. Or we’ll be visiting the Farmer’s Market and find a great buy on corn. The fruit trees will be laden with ripe fruit and the raspberries ripen all at once. The abundance of fruits, vegetables and herbs during the summer is one of the blessings of living in an agricultural area. Once the harvest season starts you needRead More →
My rhubarb is ready for harvesting. The stalks are a beautiful ruby red and they are perfect for baking. So I thought it was time for another rhubarb recipe. Rhubarb Crunch Cake is a wonderful dessert that we have been eating for many years. It was given to me by a dear friend and I am so grateful to her every time we eat it. This moist cake can beRead More →
Ahhh Asparagus. It’s such a wonderful spring vegetable. Loaded with nutrients such as Vitamin K, C and folate, as well as potassium, fiber and phytochemicals. This perennial plant shoots up in the spring for just a month or two and then it is gone for the year. It is easy to grow in your garden but it does take a dedicated area that cannot be planted with anything else. IfRead More →
It’s time to get the herb garden growing. I have plans for a creating a new Kitchen Garden this summer but it’s not going to be ready for this season. So I’m planting herbs in my old bed one last time. Some of my herbs are perennials such as the sage, lemon balm and oregano. Others need to be seeded directly or grown in containers and transplanted. I use bothRead More →
You can always tell that it’s spring when the rhubarb is growing. If you harvest it in small batches, you can oftentimes keep it growing into the summer. This way you can make it last for quite awhile. My rhubarb go-to recipes include Rhubarb Pie, Rhubarb Cake and Rhubarb Jam. Today, I’m sharing Rhubarb Sauce made 3 Ways. These are my favorite recipes for Rhubarb Sauce. The first is theRead More →
I’m a flower girl! What I mean is that I love, love, love flowers. I try to fill my yard and home with flowers. Especially flowers that I can cut to bring inside. And I’m a little old-fashioned. Some of my favorites are old-style flowers like peonies, lilacs, and daffodils. Each year I work to create a vibrant spring garden and you can too. April is the month that we’llRead More →
Ready, Set, Go! The planting season is on us. Well, the early planting season is beginning in my part of the world. It is still way to early to plant things like tomatoes and peppers outside. However, there are a number of early season crops to plant now. Some plants like the warming days with chilly nights. We are still dropping into the lower 30’s with frost most nights. SoRead More →
Have you been planning your flower and vegetable garden for the season? There are still weeks left before the actual growing season begins for many of us. However, there are plenty of chores that can be done now to begin to get your garden ready for planting. Gardening really involves so many activities during the year. Here are some of the things that you might want to do to getRead More →
Have you been sick this winter? There is so much going around that it is hard not to be exposed to something. I have several family members that have had bad colds this year, but I managed to dodge those bullets. Part of the reason why I don’t get as many illnesses is that I take an active role in trying to stay healthy. I have created a cold-fighting arsenalRead More →