It’s slightly more complicated than your fourth grade biology project, but a whole lot more rewarding: starting your own garden plants from seed indoors. “It’s a lot of fun,” says veteran gardener Tina Beneman. “There’s nothing more exciting than seeing the seeds sprout, especially when everything outside is dormant and gray.” For years Beneman hasContinue reading “Grow What You Love to Eat*”
Author Archives: Nancy Taylor Robson
Do Real Men Get Flowers for Valentine’s Day?*
For a long time, REAL MEN not only didn’t eat quiche, they didn’t get flowers. Imagine John Wayne on the receiving end of a dozen long-stemmed red roses. Enter bright-eyed delivery boy with the bouquet. Wayne, scowling: “Wal, whuddaya got THERE?” Delivery boy, wilting slightly: “Roses, Sir.” Wayne, leaning forward menacingly: “Wal, whoContinue reading “Do Real Men Get Flowers for Valentine’s Day?*”
Pulling Supper Off The Shelves
One of the reasons I love to can is the bounty you end up with in the dead of winter. As long as there are jars of last year’s produce safely tucked away on the pantry shelves, I feel safe (smug even) when the weatherman starts talking about Snowmageddon and urges everyone to rush outContinue reading “Pulling Supper Off The Shelves”
The Fruits of Our Labor
Three years ago, I fell victim to a sale for something I really didn’t need. Well let’s face it, many of us do. This one was from Logee’s Plants for Home and Garden in Connecticut. It offered a three-fer on little citrus trees. It was like I’d been sucker-punched and went into an auto-order daze.Continue reading “The Fruits of Our Labor”
Seeding Peas Because Spring WILL Come
I really didn’t think spring would come this year. But we’ve had a couple of warmish, hopeful days in between storms, just enough of a taste at the tail end of an appalling winter to be able to at least imagine spring up ahead. It’s encouragement enough to start some seeds. Farmers’ and old gardeners’Continue reading “Seeding Peas Because Spring WILL Come”
Late-Planted Hardneck Garlic
It’s a little late for garlic, planting-wise, but I’m looking at the garden and thinking I may still have a little time to shove in a few more cloves before we reach what is predicted to be a cold January and February. Since I first learned about hardneck garlic from Colchester CSA manager and grower,Continue reading “Late-Planted Hardneck Garlic”
Indomitable Zucchini
I can’t believe it’s mid-October and I’m still picking zucchini, especially considering the fact that the plants look pretty much like they’ve been run over several times by a small truck. I thought they’d give up the ghost weeks ago. The spaghetti squash, which produced beautifully this year, looked the same –mildewed and borer-ridden –Continue reading “Indomitable Zucchini”
Last of The Summer Beans
I’m only slightly late with this post, especially since now that the evenings are cooler, I’m looking at a yellowed bunch of bean plants. But since I see that beans are still on offer in the farmers’ markets (though not for much longer unless I miss my guess), I thought I’d send out a beanContinue reading “Last of The Summer Beans”
Iron Chef Eastern Shore
I didn’t know what Iron Chef was when Suzanne Etgen invited me to be part of an Iron Chef competition she was organizing. But, as our son, Matt always says: When cooks compete, everybody wins.” So I figured that regardless of how it turns out, I can’t lose! I know Suzanne’s a terrific cook, whoContinue reading “Iron Chef Eastern Shore”
Zucchini Latkes Recipe
This is for Bonnie, who asked for the recipe after I mentioned it on Midday with Dan Rodricks a couple of days ago. sorry I don’t have a picture of the finished product for you, (I’m currently thinking about ice latte for breakfast), but if I did, it would be little pancake-y things browned withContinue reading “Zucchini Latkes Recipe”
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