When I was a kid, I had a terrific book called The Make-It Book, which detailed a bunch of creative projects, both rainy day and non-, for kids of all ages that kept me and my brother happily engaged for years. The Square Foot Gardening Answer Book reminded me a bit of that book. SimplyContinue reading “Book Review of Square Foot Gardening Answer Book”
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Planting Hardneck Garlic on an Indian Summer Day
The past three days were gorgeous, like a return to spring, so my mind naturally returned to the garden — which I confess I had left pretty much to its own devices the past several weeks. I had planned to plant hardneck garlic this year as usual, but had left it kinda late. Came the hurricane, andContinue reading “Planting Hardneck Garlic on an Indian Summer Day”
Winter Squash and Roasted Vegetable Soup
My summer squash did diddly this year — I planted seeds three times and three times the critters ate the plants before they could get to any size at all. Fortunately, I managed to grow some winter squash, started from the saved seed of an Iranian and a long neck pumpkin of two IContinue reading “Winter Squash and Roasted Vegetable Soup”
Comforting Casseroles
In the sixties we had casseroles with cream-of-something soups –tuna-noodle casserole with cream of celery, chicken and cream of mushroom, turkey tettrazini (exotic, since you add sherry instead of milk), ground beef and noodle with cream of tomato. Fast. Easy. Yummy. Casseroles are comfort food. They’re stress reducers because they’re easy to make and theyContinue reading “Comforting Casseroles”
How Rising Food Prices Are Impacting The World
The weather, from the worst drought in half a century to floods to tornadoes in the breadbasket, has been on the news since the first seeds went into the ground in spring. We know that the resulting decreased yields will impact food prices here in the US, but what may be less appreciated is theContinue reading “How Rising Food Prices Are Impacting The World”
Making Lemon Pepper Relish
I grow lemon peppers – aji limon – by the cartload (kinda) because 1) I depend on them for bean soup (preserved in sherry – add 2 peppers per 3-quart pot of soup) and 2) – and more important – our son, Matt, spends the weekend with us at the end of summer and usesContinue reading “Making Lemon Pepper Relish”
Sunday Cooking Returns!
Since leaving the Chestertown Spy only last week, I’ve decided I still need to write about cooking, food, gardening, and environment — to say nothing of the wider world and the art of living. So, I’m starting up Sunday Cooking again. It will begin next week — this week is temporary retirement — and I’llContinue reading “Sunday Cooking Returns!”
Nancy Taylor Robson 