She is the memorable pineapple peddler in Hanoi. She stood out from most of the other fruit street vendors that we encountered because of her smile. Unlike many of...
Me at fruit market: Mangoes and Sweet Sop (custard apple, Viet cherimoya) There was great anticipation in my arrival to Đà Nẵng because Cousin Diane was bringing home...
Vịnh Hạ Long Bay, Northern Việt-Nam Whenever we return from a trip away our familiar surroundings, we are constantly reminded to remain grounded, sane and humble. Vietnam reinforced everything...
Our dragon fruit plants are a magical part of our garden. Going from a non-descript cactus/succulent looking plant, to having an amazing flower show that disappears in a day,...
It’s been a trying time for us gardeners here. Fending off garden pests seems to be the topic of discussion for our last several posts. Recently, it’s having to...
This Curacao Cocktail Recipe was one of our first recipe posts back in 2008. An oldie but goodie. The “Island Taxi” cocktail is kind of a rum variation of...
“When the gardeners are away, the possums will play”…and eat our tomatoes! We just returned a few hours ago from a much needed and last minute road trip. Details...
In our garden: Todd, Diane, Cindy and Roxanne ( show producer and hosts) Sorry, we’ve been pretty hush, hush about this little TV event. The reason being, until the...
We’re taping an episode for the new show, “The Culinary Cocktail Hour”, right now! Here’s a couple of pictures of the events going on in the house right now....
Dante has been feeling very gloomy over the past couple of days, giving us some serious attitude from time to time. We finally figured out why. He’s a little...
This Swiss shard stuffed pork loin recipe is inspired by our humble garden. No matter how small of a space you have, you can always start a garden. Having an single...
