I'M SEEING LOTS OF RED THESE DAYS. Why? Well, first because I'm obsessed with the current season of HBO's "True Blood." And next, because I'm busy harvesting and preserving my … [Read more...]
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A Beautiful Beet Soup
Please enjoy this Beet Soup recipe from my "Romantic Make-Ahead Dinner | Recipes | Flowers | Setting the Table" video that was recently published on YouTube. Brilliantly-hued, the soup is the ideal first-course for a Valentine's Day dinner. It's earthy with beets, … [Read more...]
May 2022 Garden Chores
Take a tip from the nesting robins – May isn’t the month to snooze! Garden work we accomplish now will determine our success for the remainder of the growing season. Not sure what to do for your perennials, annuals, and vegetables? Maybe I can help: Perennials Weed, … [Read more...]
What Are You Doing In Your Garden To Deal With Food Shortages?
Back in March, 2012, I wrote a short piece titled "What Would You Plant in Your "Subsistence Garden?" The question generated a flood of thoughtful comments. To my … [Read more...]
May 2020 Kitchen and Garden Chores
May 2020 Kitchen and Garden Chores. Take a tip from the nesting robins – May isn’t the month to snooze! Garden work we accomplish now will determine our success for the remainder of the growing season. Not sure what to do for your perennials, annuals, and vegetables? … [Read more...]
New Year’s Day 2020
HAPPY NEW YEAR, FRIENDS! I hope 2020 brings you health, happiness, lots of romance, and an endless stream of salted caramel sauce. And speaking of sauce...may I tell you what Mr. Fox and I devoured for dinner last night? Here's the three-course menu: 1) Coq au Vin … [Read more...]
Which Veggies Will You Grow in 2016?
The tried and true -- or something new? Which veggies are you planning to grow this summer? [Read more...]
June 2015 Kitchen and Garden Chores
Wanna get down and dirty in the garden with me? We can train the tomato vines, smother the weeds, and deadhead the spent spring flowers. … [Read more...]
Kitchen & Garden Chores for August
IN AUGUST, the perennial garden winds down...and the veggie garden explodes. It's time to pickle the cukes, sauce the tomatoes, and freeze … [Read more...]
My July House & Garden Chores
TRUE CONFESSION: I wish we could spend the month of July sipping cocktails by the pool. But alas, the garden beckons. There are weeds to pull, Japanese and Lily Leaf … [Read more...]