I don’t know about you, but I’ve got tons of tomatoes. I love searching out the little red and yellow fruits, but when the fridge is full and more are ripening on the vine, it’s time to save. Blanching tomatoes and making sauce to freeze are great ways to keep some summer for the winter [...]
You may have a natural spring with watercress growing in it like in Wisconsin. I wish I were that lucky. I’ve always known about watercress sandwiches for some reason, but this site, watercress.com, gives you history, recipes, nutritional information, and a little folklore. Proven to help fight cancer, we all need to add this super [...]
This past weekend, I was up in the non glaciated parts of southwest Wisconsin. The land is hilly and picturesque, a wonderfully serene world.
Reading up on the some of the Wildflowers I saw in Wisconsin, I found Queen Anne’s Lace interesting. Member of the parsley family and the mother of our carrot, this wild version was brought from Europe. This biennial provides nectar for many pollinators and food for the caterpillar of the Eastern Black Swallowtail. Considered an [...]
I ran across a great way to save your sage for winter. wash and remove leaves from stems let dry completely so they don’t turn brown in the freezer after they’ve dried, stuff them into the bottom third of a freezer bag roll, as you would a cigar, releasing the air as you go keep [...]
You’ll need a blender for this one, but beyond that, the cooking skills are minimal. ingredients bowl of garden tomatoes (if they’re cherry or pear)/two to three large tomatoes (if beefsteak or other large variety) 3-4 cloves garlic 1-2 limes 1 bunch cilantro 1 red onion (or other onion of choice) hot pepper (jalapeno, serrano, [...]
We all go out of town during the summer months, and with the summer coming to a close, we’ll all try to get out one last time. Our gardens are in full bloom and producing food. Help out your friendly garden sitter by making it as easy as possible for them to care for your [...]
Gardening is always full of surprises. When I moved into a new house and yard, I was desperate for compost to help the soil; and luckily some gracious friends provided. As Spring rolled through and Summer began, I noticed squash vines of some sort sprouting up everywhere, and towards harvest, I found myself with [...]
Rice Paddy Art! I came across this at GardenDesign.com. It takes a village of work and several different kinds of rice, but the outcome is amazing. According to Anna Laurent’s article, this new style of art has attracted over 170,000 visitor’s to Japan’s small village of Inkadate, and rightly so. (photos by Karaponeyami and [...]
Best idea for chard as of late: Chard, Potato, Garlic, Rosemary PiZzA! I used the recipe for the crust from allrecipes.com with a few adjustments, using 1 cup whole wheat flour, 1 cup white flour, and sugar in the raw. While dough is rising, preheat oven to 350 degrees. For the sauce, use half a [...]