My journey of cooking, gardening, preserving and more
The garlic scape season has just passed, so I apologize for the late post. Planning a vacation and then spending a week away put me behind on a lot of things. But I’ll remind you in October to plant your own garlic. Growing garlic is …
I was in my early teens when I first read a recipe for steamed fresh artichokes. At the time, they weren’t nearly as common as they are now; back then, they seemed exotic. I was pleasantly surprised when my mom and I found them at …
Okay, call me crazy but this year we decided to grow the Bhut Jolokia Pepper, aka the Ghost Chili Pepper. The Ghost Chili was, until it was ousted this year by the Trinidad Moruga Scorpion Pepper, considered the hottest chili pepper in the world. I started ours …
A few years ago, my husband and I decided to grow our own asparagus. It certainly seemed like a wise investment considering our passion for it and the rising cost of it on our weekly grocery bill. Asparagus is definitely our favorite vegetable. Well, actually …