TV Magic Debbie and I were streaming an old episode of Good Eats and got inspired. Alton Brown featured Dutch oven recipes, and I suddenly had a flashback to my Boy Scout days in the 1980’s. When I first learned to cook outdoors, there was no charcoal involved and certainly no liquid fuel or gas. We… Read More
Autumn Planting Fall planting makes perfect sense. When you collaborate with nature, she determines the schedule. In gardening that means do the work now and wait for the result. Fall is the time for certain tasks that will yield beautiful results in your landscape next spring and summer. Harvest Seeds If you are saving seeds,… Read More
Have You Been Eating Your Greens? We are huge fans of greens in our house. They grow so well for us that we can not help but grow large amounts of them. In addition to growing the standards like collards, kale and spinach, we harvest the greens off of several vegetables such as beets, turnips… Read More
Time To Move On It’s hot, the tomatoes are just about worn out, the bean beetles have severely battered the snap beans, the summer squash is long gone. What better time to start a new garden phase? It’s time to get the fall garden plan underway! Several tasks are necessary over the next few weeks… Read More
Caramel Apples in a Crock Pot I love caramel apples. However, I do not love the mess they make when 1) making them, 2) eating them and 3) cleaning up after eating them. I should say that the apple is my favorite part, but I’m not going to lie…the caramel is. Yep, I love… Read More