Food & Recipes

Check out my Guest Post at Napa Farmhouse 1885!

November 16, 2008

This week, I was honored to participate as a guest blogger over at the NapaFarmhouse1885 blog. Owner, Diane Padoven, and I became friends through Twitter and when I saw her website, I was instantly enchanted with her writing and her eco-friendly products. She sells potting benches and other cool garden accessories made from reclaimed wood [...]

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Lavender Biscotti

October 10, 2008

My mom harvested her lavender last weekend and ended up with several baskets filled to the brim with fragrant bundles. I dried my own lavender last month and have it hanging in the garage. All this harvesting and drying got me to thinking about some of the more unusual things I have done with lavender. [...]

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No Tomato Salsa

September 10, 2008

This delicious salsa does not have a tomato in sight. It features Cilantro — my plant of the week. You can always add a chopped tomato to the mix. It is delicious either way. Ingredients: 2 tsp. apple cider vinegarjuice of one limeOne 15 oz. can black beans (drained)1 cup canned corn (drained)1/2 yellow bell [...]

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Summer Squash – YUM!

September 9, 2008

Here is a bowl of summer squash recently collected from my sister-in-law’s garden in Colorado. This is the BEFORE photo… I chopped some of them up…

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Lemon Verbena Syrup

September 3, 2008

I mentioned Lemon Verbana a few weeks ago here. I thought I would share another recipe for how to use it… Lemon Verbena Syrup has a multitude of uses. Try it as a sweetener in hot or iced tea or fruit drinks. Drizzle it over cake, ice cream, pastries or fresh fruit. Bottle some syrup [...]

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Lemon Verbena Fruit Punch

August 13, 2008

Here is a recipe I like to make in the summertime using fresh lemon verbena leaves. Lemon Verbena Fruit Punch 1/2 cup lemon verbena leaves5 cups cranberry-raspberry juice blend4 cups lemon sparkling water3 tbsp. fresh lemon juice In a small saucepan, combine lemon verbena and 2 cups of the cranberry-raspberry juice. Cover and simmer five [...]

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Plant of the week – Lemon Verbena

August 11, 2008

Have you ever grown Lemon Verbena (Aloysia citriodora)? That is Lemon Verbena in this photo. It is the tall plant reaching up to the birdhouse. It is not exactly a common plant and you may have trouble finding it. But if you ever see this plant at the nursery…buy it and buy it fast. You [...]

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Preserving Summer with Tutti-Frutti and Rumtopf

August 1, 2008

Okay -So this website is all about gardening and eating “fresh-from-the-garden” ingredients. Right? Well, here is a fun way to capture a bit of summer in a jar which combines the two concepts. Have you ever made a rumtopf or tutti-frutti? A rumtopf is a tasty German concoction made with fresh fruit, sugar and rum. [...]

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Handy Garden Hints For The Day: Radishes & Snails!

July 22, 2008

RADISHES: Have you ever left radishes in the garden so long, they went to seed? Save the crunchy seed pods and use them in salads. They are delicious. Or let the seeds pods dry out and save the seeds for planting next year. SNAILS: Here is a new idea for keeping snails out of your [...]

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