Month: August 2008

I would have never believed it if I hadn’t tried for myself. There’s always something bothering us it seems.  It started out as ants this year, which were quickly eliminated through the use of Terro and organic ant granules outside.  (Well, we still have ants, but not near so badly.)  […]

We’ve had kohlrabi a few times in the past.  Historically, what I’ve done with it is added it finely chopped to a green salad, or used it shredded in place of cabbage in a coleslaw of sorts.  The taste is pleasant-it’s a lot like the center part of a broccoli […]

Last night I think it got down to 40-some degrees outside!! Yikes! That means fall is just around the corner, and changes are afoot for Tummy Treasure.   Next week is back to school for us- but not only does Abigail go to third grade, but Zander starts preschool!!!! He’ll be […]

Yesterday morning at church I walked home with a sweet surprise, a bundle of rhubarb!  A couple in our church generously brought in a mountain of rhubarb to share with anyone who wanted it.  It was surprising, because rhubarb season, for the most part, has been over for a while.  […]

Yesterday for my birthday I’d decided to spend the day clothes shopping with my children.  Abigail loves to shop for clothes, and since she needs school clothes anyway, I thought that would be a great way to spend the day.  I wasn’t disappointed, as we had a great time together, […]

Since my garden is only putting out little bits of this and little bits of that, I’ve decided that I need to do more small-batch preserving.  More of those things like blanching one batch of beans to freeze instead of waiting for enough for a large batch.  Picking and blanching […]

I cannot believe I am the mother of an eight-year old! Time has literally flown, and I certainly wouldn’t trade a minute of it for anything.  The day Abigail was born completely changed our lives for the good, and every day we marvel at how she manages to grow just […]

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, and I decided I wanted to participate.  For those of you not familiar with what a meme is, […]

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.  It seems to take forever for a patty pan to develop, and I’ve actually only had one fruit […]

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 is also where I got my blueberries and my strawberries this year.  Every time I go to pick […]

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 many recipes that sound fantastic, and actually very few that are just beyond strange.  Our dinner this past […]

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 tomatillos are ready.  The one thing I will say though, is that they’ve been on the small side.  […]