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”
Category Archives: Sustainable Living
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”
Purple-podded Peas on Plates
It’s been a while since I managed to download photos, especially food photos since I have to remind myself to take them in the first place. Unfortunately, once I cook, I’m so focused on actually EATING, that I never think to record things until we’re stuffing the empty plates into the sink. But I didContinue reading “Purple-podded Peas on Plates”
Review of OK Now What? A Caregiver’s Guide to What Matters
Review of OK Now What? by Louise O’Brien, HomePorts, Inc. Highly Recommended “Caring for a loved on who is in the final stages of life may eventually turn into a rewarding experience but working toward this goal is loaded with difficulties, doubts and anxieties. A caregiver needs and deserves to have help at each stageContinue reading “Review of OK Now What? A Caregiver’s Guide to What Matters”
OK Now What? A Caregiver’s Guide to What Matters
What matters most when someone close to you has been diagnosed as terminal? Time and quality of life for both of you. Coping with both the practical and emotional questions of this challenging passage. We are all going to die one day, yet every death is individual — as is the walk toward that individualContinue reading “OK Now What? A Caregiver’s Guide to What Matters”
OK Now What? A Caregiver’s Guide to What Matters
Head to Wind Publishing announces the release of Ok Now What/ A Caregiver’s Guide to What Matters by longtime hospice nurse, Sue Collins, RN and Nancy Taylor Robson. What matters most when someone close to you has been diagnosed as terminal? Time and quality of life for both of you. Coping with both the practical andContinue reading “OK Now What? A Caregiver’s Guide to What Matters”
Seeding Peas Indoors
I love peas. I enjoy frozen peas steamed barely warm or thawed and sprinkled into salads, but I especially love fresh peas plucked from their tendrilled vines, shelled and popped almost immediately into a steamer on top of a couple of lettuce leaves. Cooked until they are bright green and barely tender, then bathed inContinue reading “Seeding Peas Indoors”
Nancy Taylor Robson 