Category: What we’re growing, eating, and doing.
Day Four: Cooking Dried Garbanzo Beans
Day four: Getting a bit provencial with dried beans.
Split Pea Soup with Canadian Bacon for Day Three
A hearty soup recipe for a cold, wintry night.
Turning our favorite enchilada recipe into soup
Day two of soup challenge: Tomatillo Chicken Soup
The soup challenge…
Day one: Recipe for a spicy green chile pork soup.
New Plantings—I want some salad!
Getting a jump on spring—planting carrots, radish, lettuces, and spinach in the greenhouse.
My tropical escape…
One of my most favorite things when it is cold out is to rush home to the greenhouse. If it is sunny all day, the temperature inside will be at least a balmy 70 degrees. I absolutely love the peacefulness after a rough day. See what I mean?
Our new pets
I was really beginning to worry about our lemon tree. After harvesting four nice lemons, it immediately bloomed again. And, then came out the aphids. It was covered with them (as was our hibiscus, fuchsia, and trumpet flower). I hated the thought of spraying the entire greenhouse contents with insecticidal soap, so I went a…
To wrap up: A great farmers’ market, quirky shopping and a cool place to stay
As always, our little getaways revolve around eating, quirky shopping, and farmers’ markets. So, to wrap up the blogs about our days in Austin, I must write about Boggy Creek Farms. What a great find (but I would advise that you use your GPS.) We were lucky enough to be in Austin on a Wednesday…
The ultimate doughnut—only in Austin.
A classic Airstream trailer and GIANT fried doughnuts!
More portable food from Austin
Day two in Austin—eating mobile.