WHAT FLOATS MY BOAT IN AUTUMN? The potato-kale galette pictured above. This is pure music, folks, a glorious duet of seasoned kale and golden garlic sandwiched between a crust of … [Read more...]
Archives for 2011
How to Divide & Conquer the Boston Fern
HOW MANY OF YOU are in proud possession of an enormous Boston Fern -- and where, may I ask, do you overwinter it? My own pair of … [Read more...]
Photo Gallery: Dutch Bulbs for Winter Windows
WANT TO FILL YOUR HOME WITH COLOR AND FRAGRANCE THIS WINTER? Then do what I do, and pot plenty of Dutch bulbs in early October. From tiny blue anemones and fragile white snowdrops to … [Read more...]
My Garlic Sowing-and-Growing Guide
YOU'RE PROBABLY BUSY planting tulips, hyacinths and daffodils right now, but don't forget that garlic, too, is an autumn-planted bulb. I'd nearly forgotten to plant my own crop of … [Read more...]
Giveaway: $50 for Bulbs
YOU CAN NEVER HAVE TOO MANY SPRING BULBS. From the early March aconites to the April and May hyacinths and tulips, bulbs offer blooms at a time when color means so much to our … [Read more...]
Window Garden, Autumn 2011
LAST WEEKEND, I had great fun designing a purple, pink and blue garden for the window in my upstairs bath. This window, which faces east, is outfitted with a broad sill (made … [Read more...]
Your Veggie Garden, in Hindsight
BECAUSE AUTUMN IS AROUND THE CORNER -- it begins, in fact, this Thursday at 5:05 AM -- I think now is the ideal time for a rear-view look at our vegetable gardens. Who achieved, at … [Read more...]
Bringing Houseplants Indoors
MY HOUSEPLANTS RETURNED TO THE WINDOW GARDEN YESTERDAY, after their sunny summer holiday outdoors. Prior to their coming in, I gave them two … [Read more...]
Tip: Keep Piperade in Your Freezer
Piperade -- an aromatic saute of bell peppers, onions, garlic and fresh herbs -- is probably the most sensible thing I keep in my freezer. Why? Because it transforms everyday foods … [Read more...]
Corn Timbales
CAN FRESH CORN HAVE SEX APPEAL? Yes -- if you turn it into the timbale picture above. A timbale is a molded dish of fresh veggies, held in a quiche-like suspension. For individual … [Read more...]