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Grandma’s new potatoes and peas

By Eliot, on June 27th, 2011%

Didn’t everyone’s grandmother make this most anticipated dish of the early summer? I know all of ours did. . . . → Read More: Grandma’s new potatoes and peas

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Rushing through a recipe…or “Flirtin’ with Disaster”

By Eliot, on June 21st, 2011%

The best laid plans…. A recipe for disaster! . . . → Read More: Rushing through a recipe…or “Flirtin’ with Disaster”

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Farmers’ Markets: Please Support!

By Eliot, on June 17th, 2011%

No matter how small—you never know what you will find—like this gem of a tomato. . . . → Read More: Farmers’ Markets: Please Support!

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Snacks on the Patio

By Eliot, on June 14th, 2011%

Another recipe to aid me in using my monster rosemary: Rosemary Spiced Almonds . . . → Read More: Snacks on the Patio

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Fun and food with family

By Eliot, on June 7th, 2011%

Our yearly pilgrimage to Seed Savers and a picnic lunch with family. Recipes for a great sandwich roll or hamburger bun. . . . → Read More: Fun and food with family

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Rustling roses

By Eliot, on June 5th, 2011%

Although she has reformed, I have reaped the benefits of my mother’s criminal behavior. . . . → Read More: Rustling roses

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The Best Fairy Garden Ever!

By Eliot, on June 1st, 2011%

I have been outdone by my nephew! A ten-year-old’s interpretation of a mystical garden. . . . → Read More: The Best Fairy Garden Ever!

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Fairy Gardens

By Eliot, on May 30th, 2011%

To grace our patio, I have made fairy gardens every summer for the past few years. I found a $15 dining chair at an architectural salvage store and created this one.We created a potting space by stapling and forming chicken wire to the seat and then lining it with sphagnum moss. I have planted everything . . . → Read More: Fairy Gardens

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There is always time for tea (but sometimes not much else).

By Eliot, on May 25th, 2011%

My thoughts on “Lunch in Paris” by Elizabeth Bard, the latest Cook the Books club read. . . . → Read More: There is always time for tea (but sometimes not much else).

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Family Iris

By Eliot, on May 13th, 2011%

More family heirlooms passed down from mom’s and grandma’s garden. . . . → Read More: Family Iris

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