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Archives for September 2010

My Trellis Tragedy

My Trellis Tragedy


REMEMBER MY SUPER-DUPER TOMATO-TRELLIS? The one I built from long, skinny sumac saplings … [Read more...]

BY Kevin Lee Jacobs | September 30, 2010 11 Comments

Rose-Scented Applesauce

Rose-Scented Applesauce


WHILE MAKING APPLESAUCE LAST NIGHT, I tried cooking the fruit in water infused with rose-geranium leaves. What emerged was something so fragrant and delicious that I will never … [Read more...]

BY Kevin Lee Jacobs | September 29, 2010 5 Comments

My Latest Kitchen-Gadget: A Foley Food Mill

My Latest Kitchen-Gadget: A Foley Food Mill


IN ANTICIPATION OF MAKING APPLE SAUCE, I recently purchased a Foley Food Mill. Who else owns this gadget? I'd like to know what you think of it. For instance, how do you clean … [Read more...]

BY Kevin Lee Jacobs | September 27, 2010 7 Comments

The Window Garden in Autumn

The Window Garden in Autumn

THIS WEEK I had great fun producing an "autumn scene" for the window in my upstairs bath. I even photographed the garden (above; click to enlarge), and shared it on [Read more...]

BY Kevin Lee Jacobs | September 25, 2010 17 Comments

Lily the Beagle’s Weather Rant

Lily the Beagle’s Weather Rant

HERE IN THE HUDSON VALLEY, the wackiest weather - ever! - continues. Yesterday's low 40 degrees; today's high 82 degrees, and Friday will soar to a suffocating 90! And still no … [Read more...]

BY Kevin Lee Jacobs | September 23, 2010 9 Comments

Overwintering Cherished Herbs & Annuals

Overwintering Cherished Herbs & Annuals


WHEN YOU WAKE UP TO 40 DEGREES, as I did this morning, you find yourself admitting two things: First, that summer is definitely over, and next, that it's now or never for … [Read more...]

BY Kevin Lee Jacobs | September 21, 2010 5 Comments

Begonia Semperflorens

Begonia Semperflorens

IS THE EVERBLOOMING WAX BEGONIA, B. semperflorens, the exclusive domain of the outdoor garden? Absolutely not! As you can see from the photo up top (and those which follow), it … [Read more...]

BY Kevin Lee Jacobs | September 20, 2010 6 Comments

My "Lazy Sunday" Tomato Sauce

My "Lazy Sunday" Tomato Sauce

RICHLY SCENTED WITH GARLIC AND BASIL, and perfectly suited for freezing, is my “Lazy Sunday” tomato sauce. You don’t need a culinary degree to make this brew. What you do need is … [Read more...]

BY Kevin Lee Jacobs | September 14, 2010 14 Comments

Sweet Autumn Clematis

Sweet Autumn Clematis


IN SEPTEMBER the snow-white stars of Sweet Autumn Clematis bring the sweetness of vanilla to my garden. I consider this C. terniflora a great "concealing" vine, for it can … [Read more...]

BY Kevin Lee Jacobs | September 10, 2010 6 Comments

My Power Breakfast: Fresh Edamame

My Power Breakfast: Fresh Edamame

SHAZAM! After eating a bowl of fresly-picked Edamame for breakfast yesterday, my body hummed with energy for the next 6 hours. And no wonder -- these deliciously sweet, crunchy, … [Read more...]

BY Kevin Lee Jacobs | September 8, 2010 4 Comments

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Kevin is an award-winning food, garden and lifestyle guru who lives in New York's Hudson Valley. His recipes have appeared in dozens of newspapers. He has contributed countless gardening articles to African Violet Magazine, Berkshire Home Style Magazine, and Garden Design Magazine.

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