Category: What we’re growing, eating, and doing.
A rare and exotic basil
Trying a new variety of basil—beware of cooking with it!
Destination: “The Canebrake”
Stealing another cocktail idea
Roasted Turkey with Rosemary
Thanksgiving in August: Turkey finds and tomato cucumber salsa verde salad.
Pickled what?
A pickled grape experience—really.
Rustic Roasted Eggplant Dip
Recipe for Rustic Roasted Eggplant Dip with Fresh Herbs
Completely home grown pickles
A 1959 Recipe for “Delicious Dills”
Little Italy on the Plains
Geographically, I guess Krebs, Oklahoma is in the Sandstone Hills part of the the state and not the Plains, but I think most people’s perception of this state is flat grasslands with cowboys and indians. Regardless, I doubt that anyone could imagine this “Little Italy” in the Sooner State. I had been dying to go to…
Lavender
Lavender Sugar and Herb Lavender Salt
Getting ready for the autumn garden
Over the past four days, we have gotten the autumn garden prepped and planted. We currently have it looking great, but I know the weeds will be creeping in. I hope we can keep a handle on it because some of the garden beds have been overrun with weeds this summer. Where you see the…