Kevin Lee Jacobs – Gardening, Recipes & Home Décor Tips

Classic Sandwiches for Afternoon Tea

Can you get away for a moment? Please join me for Afternoon Tea! In addition to the fragrant tea and some blueberry-topped petit fours, our menu today includes three classic sandwiches. These are the same cucumber, chicken, and egg-and-cress sandwiches that I enjoyed on several occasions at Kensington Palace. Their...

Watercress Soup Recipe

When it comes to springtime (or anytime) entertaining, you can't go wrong with Watercress Soup. I love it it as a first course for formal affairs, but it is marvelous too as a main course for supper. Potatoes thicken the soup, while a handful of fresh or frozen peas temper...

Patio Pergola Project, Part One

Any house or garden projects happening for you? The global pandemic has compelled Fox and me to tackle some necessary-for-us upgrades. As you might recall, last summer we purchased an upright freezer. We also installed a whole-house generator. And today as I write this, we are increasing the size of...

Homemade Sandwich Buns

Probably I was a French baker in a previous life. How else can I explain my great passion for yeast dough? I love to mix it, knead it, shape it, and -- after it has been baked -- eat it! Today's recipe is for the Homemade Sandwich Buns you see...

Fruity Pebbles Bars

This recipe for Fruity Pebbles Bars comes to us from Fred and Wilma Flintstone of Bedrock, New York. The bars are sweet, gooey, and as colorful as a basket of Easter eggs. They are a cinch to make in just 5 minutes. All you need is a bowl, a spatula,...

Sage Chicken Thighs (Full Dinner)

Chicken Thighs with Sage, Roasted Cabbage, and Sweet Potato Medallions is in heavy dinner rotation at my house. Why? Because the meal is low in carbs and sky-high in flavor. Fresh sage infuses the chicken with a tantalizing smoky-herby perfume. And what's not to love about naturally-sweet cabbage and sweet...

Country Meatloaf

Last Sunday, because the frigid weather demanded it, I fixed a hearty "country" meal with meatloaf and two vegetable sides. The carrot-rich, tomato paste-topped meatloaf was too delicious not to share, so I made it again on Monday, and produced the step-by-step recipe for you! Here goes: Country Meatloaf To...

Molasses Whole Wheat Bread

Moist, light, and aromatic, this Molasses Whole Wheat Bread is THE best "healthy" bread I've ever baked. It's an easy thing to mix and knead. Like my Basic White Bread, all you need is a bowl, a loaf pan, and at least one clean hand! Here's the recipe in both...

House Tour Part 1: Entrance Hall and Staircase

This week, just for fun, I filmed a tour of Clover Hill -- the 1826 house that my spouse and I are restoring. This particular episode includes a brief history of the house, and a walk through its large, L-shaped entrance hall. To watch the video, just click the "play"...

How I Smother Weeds with Newspaper

WHEN WEEDS INVADE MY PERENNIAL BEDS, I don't get mad -- I get newspaper. Newspaper-mulching, as we have discussed before, makes weeds disappear instantly. And it prevents them from re-emerging for an entire season, if not longer. I newspaper-mulched one of my weed-choked beds just this morning. Would you like...

Classic Sandwiches for Afternoon Tea

BY Kevin Lee Jacobs | May 15, 2021 1 Comment

Vegetarian “Beyond Beef” Loaf

BY Kevin Lee Jacobs | May 8, 2021 15 Comments

I made this Vegetarian Beyond Beef Loaf the other day, and it was beyond delicious. Beyond Beef is the popular plant-based substitute for ground beef. It contains zero soy, zero gluten, zero GMOs. Fox and I actually prefer it to the real deal, and we're hard-core meat … [Read more...]

How to Hide a Garage Door

BY Kevin Lee Jacobs | May 1, 2021 33 Comments

Got something on your property you'd like to make disappear? Mine was the door on the no-car garage, located right beside our new outdoor dining area. Prest-O Change-O, the fugly door is no more! Details and pictures: How to Hide A Garage Door The garage dates back to … [Read more...]

Watercress Soup Recipe

BY Kevin Lee Jacobs | April 29, 2021 12 Comments

Patio Pergola Project, Part Two

BY Kevin Lee Jacobs | April 24, 2021 28 Comments

Thanks for all the great comments last week! I loved reading all about your springtime house and garden projects. Our patio pergola project is now complete, thanks to the tenacious team that worked, uncomplainingly, through driving rain, gale force wind, and brief … [Read more...]

Afternoon Tea with Scones and Clotted Cream

BY Kevin Lee Jacobs | April 23, 2021 26 Comments

I was lucky enough to enjoy Afternoon Tea at Kensington Palace on several occasions during the 1990s. My friend Harold was butler to Princess Margaret, and whenever Fox and I were in London, he never failed to invite us to tea at his fabulous flat (next door to Charles … [Read more...]

Patio Pergola Project, Part One

BY Kevin Lee Jacobs | April 17, 2021 50 Comments

Tangy Tortilla Casserole

BY Kevin Lee Jacobs | April 16, 2021 8 Comments

I've had oodles of requests for easy casserole recipes, and you know me -- I aim to please! This Tangy Tortilla Casserole was included in The Hollywood Bowl Cookbook. The book was published, in 1984, to benefit The Los Angeles Philharmonic. The casserole is a veritable … [Read more...]

Homemade Sandwich Buns

BY Kevin Lee Jacobs | April 10, 2021 15 Comments