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My favorite weekend pastime…

By Eliot, on September 20th, 2010%

Listening to NPR, being able to listen to all of “The Spendid Table,” and being inspired to make something delicious. . . . → Read More: My favorite weekend pastime…

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Pickling again

By Eliot, on September 19th, 2010%

I have been pickling all summer—homegrown cucumbers, carrots, green beans, and even grapes. (I also made some “cheater pickles;” see “My Favorite Uncle’s Pickles.”)

Now it was time for okra.

Finally, I made it to the garden to pick “baby” okra—meaning, I had been picking regularly and I hadn’t overlooked any monster pods! (It . . . → Read More: Pickling again

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Fairy Rings

By Eliot, on September 18th, 2010%

Our recent heavy rains gave our fall gardens a kick start. As the temperature is slowly falling, my geraniums and some of the herbs are finally look healthy. The fall tomatoes even look like we might get a few fruits before frost. (Frost seems tremendously far away though; the daytime highs are still in the . . . → Read More: Fairy Rings

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Saving my Bougainvillea

By Eliot, on September 16th, 2010%
Bougainvillea

How to bring a plant back to life… . . . → Read More: Saving my Bougainvillea

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Roasted Tomato and Eggplant Pasta Sauce

By Eliot, on September 15th, 2010%

Really tasty pasta sauce recipe. . . . → Read More: Roasted Tomato and Eggplant Pasta Sauce

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Dark Sweet Cherry Pie

By Eliot, on September 14th, 2010%

We have a friend with connections. She is always putting us on to plant sales, fitness equipment sales, and now, fabulous fruit from Bithell Farms in Oregon. We tacked along our order with hers (and others) and ordered fourteen pounds of Oregon dark sweet cherries and seven pounds of blueberries. They came in last week. . . . → Read More: Dark Sweet Cherry Pie

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Too much okra?

By Eliot, on September 13th, 2010%

A great recipe to help stock your freezer with the summer harvest. . . . → Read More: Too much okra?

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Great Garden Shop

By Eliot, on September 12th, 2010%

Yesterday I wrote about our trip to Houston and it being non-stereotypical (because I LOVE my in-laws), but I do have to confess that we did fit the Texas stereotype in one sense—we went to the shooting range. (And, I am not talking about photos.) Isn’t it a requirement to carry a gun in Texas? . . . → Read More: Great Garden Shop

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Texas Citrus Salsa

By Eliot, on September 11th, 2010%

Last weekend we went to Houston to visit my in-laws. Stereotypically, I know that a visit to the in-laws is a dreaded event, but not with mine. I love to visit them and my mother-in-law is a great cook. She shared a couple of recipes with me that I want to pass along because they . . . → Read More: Texas Citrus Salsa

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Refreshing Citrus Rice Salad

By Eliot, on September 7th, 2010%

Really cool and refreshing salad for the end of summer. . . . → Read More: Refreshing Citrus Rice Salad

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