Every spring, Diane and I go through the annual “What veggies are we going to plant?” ritual.
First the weather starts to warm and we begin to crave »
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The sun has been very kind to us over the last week. We had two fabulously warm days to dry out all the dampness that late Winter left »
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Mark my words, I am a pickle addict. But my love of pickles wasn’t a loving culinary journey in the beginning.
Vietnamese cuisine is a collage of fresh »
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Films and Food. Oh, when they are good, they are sooooo good. Usually it is separately, however there are instances when together they’ve grown into bosom buddies in »
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Naked. Cocktails. Desserts. And Salads.
As friends and guests get guided around our garden for the first time, this is the shotgun answer to the inevitable question, “What »
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We’ve been up to our elbows lately with some new projects and late at the end of the day, nothing makes us happier than a big bowl of »
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Baked Kale Chips are always one of our forgotten favorites. When we plow through a big bowl of kale chips, we’re always reminding ourselves to make them again »
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Truth be told, we have killed many garden plants, none of which were intentional. Since the Sunset Magazine articles about us and our garden were published, everyone thinks »
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The giveaway has ended and congrats to Rebecca, comment #46 for winning the book!
Margaret Roach, the former Editorial Director of Martha Stewart and now author of the »
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The maligned sandwich loaf. A second-class citizen in the bread world. Soft, mass-produced, with nothing artistinal or interesting about it. Bearer of boring pb&j’s and bologna sandwiches. Oscar »
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We’ve been quite unconventional over the last few years when it comes to gift giving. When the holidays roll around, tis the season to fire up the ovens »
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Citrus season has finally arrived in our garden and hopefully in about 4 more weeks, we’ll be able to share a few rounds with friends. Last year we »
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Before writing this post I almost stumbled into saying that some of our other pumpkin recipes were boring. But then after reading another’s brilliant post on a completely »
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Baked acorn squash was never a dish that I obsessed over. Because of my love of butternut squash, acorn squash always seemed to hide in in the shadows of »
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Fall Festis here and it’s a continuation of Summer Fest, a cross-blog recipe (and tip) swap. These events were started by Margaret Roach of Away to Garden»
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Fall Fest is here and it’s a continuation of Summer Fest, a cross-blog recipe (and tip) swap. These events were started by Margaret Roach of Away to Garden»
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We get terribly excited about butternut squash when Fall arrives. Or maybe it’s the opposite and we get excited about Fall because of butternut squash. Either way, this sexy, »
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Fall Festis here and it’s a continuation of Summer Fest, a cross-blog recipe (and tip) swap. These events were started by Margaret Roach of Away to Garden»
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Fall Fest is here and it’s a continuation of Summer Fest, a cross-blog recipe (and tip) swap. These events were started by Margaret Roach of Away to Garden»
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Fall Festis here and it’s a continuation of Summer Fest, a cross-blog recipe (and tip) swap. These events were started by Margaret Roach ofAway to Garden and Deb »
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