Why didn’t I just start simply the first time? I don’t know. That’s just how I am. Why go simple when you can make something ridiculously complicated? Well, we’re going back to basics here. And to aid me in my pursuits, I was given the most wonderful gifts from my husband. The magical dough whisks [...]
Monthly Archive for June, 2009
Say Goodbye, Caterpillars
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 16th, 2009
We have a new foe in our garden:
These little jerks have been wreaking absolute havoc on my broccoli lately! I found 6 just today, in addition to several over the past few days. The are eating off the leaves of my broccoli plants little by little. If you’re having problems with something eating your broccoli, [...]
The Attack of the Green Tomatoes
Posted in Gardening on Jun 13th, 2009
Now I know that the broccoli officially won the race, but I just can’t leave the rest of my garden out of the fun. Things are looking unbelievably healthy and lush.
All of my tomato plants have bunches of green tomatoes, I just don’t know when the red will start showing through! I hope its soon, [...]
After all of our heartache and toil dealing with the bunnies and their lust for our broccoli, it turns out that our broccoli will be the first thing to make it from our garden to our dinner plates.
A couple of weeks ago, we went out to visit my parents over the Memorial Day holiday weekend. I was on a bit of a culinary mission: obtain sourdough culture from parental units. I took a jar of home-made strawberry rhubarb jam as a barter offer. It worked, and I came home with a container [...]