Late Night or Early Morning?
Last week I was tagged for a MEME by the lovely Lia from Swirling Notions. It took me a few days to find a day to post it, but it was interesting,...
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Erika
About Patty Pan Squash
My plants aren’t doing so well. I have four patty pan plants, but I’m thinking that’s just too many plants for my space, and as a result they’re all competing for nutrients. ...
Peaches on Parade
Well, the peaches are here! This week I decided to go ahead and order a few cases of peaches from a local farm who orders them in from Michigan. Sunny Hill Farms...
An Incredibly Easy Side Dish
As it turns out, this new Amish cookbook is going to be well-used I think. This past weekend for Sunday Company Dinner, everyone spent some time leafing through it. There’s just so...
It’s Canning Season!
I finally was able to pick some tomatillos. I’ve been picking them over the last few weeks, as some turned yellow and some split their husks, which are both signs that the...
A Creamy Dressing
A few weeks back, while I was camping, I left you all with a post on making your own basic vinaigrette. It was a post I’d been meaning to do for some...
Unlike Any Other I’ve Ever Made…
The other day the kids requested a trip to the bookstore after Abigail’s ballet class. Bookstore? I’ve been… sort of needing inspiration this week, and nothing gets me going like a new...
A Delicious, Simple Stir Fry with Tofu!
Two nights ago I had a dud. And not just any dud- but a big one. I’d made a recipe from my “A Year In A Vegetarian Kitchen” which I have heard...
It’s Been Awhile Since We’ve Seen Soup!
Monday morning the mailman dropped off a brand new issue of Vegetarian Times just as I sat down to figure out a weeks worth of menus. I decided that was providence and...
Fun Findings in The Garden
I keep meaning to do an update over in the Garden Notes, I swear every day the garden shows me something new. We’ve been enjoying the first tomatoes, beans, carrots and scallions,...
A Taste of Camping Life
I never know what people think we mean when we say we’re going camping for a week. What do you think of? I guess I grew up going camping every summer- we...