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Archive for May, 2010
Buying Local
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged buy local, farmers' market, sustainable agriculture on 2010/05/31 | Leave a Comment »
Ready, Set, GROW
Posted in Gardening on 2010/05/30 | Leave a Comment »
The tomatoes are in the ground – I now command them to GROW! Perfect weather for transplanting, cloudy but warmish (that part is more for my comfort than theirs). Here’s a brief tutorial on how to transplant, for those of you new to gardening: First, your hole should be slightly wider than the pot, and [...]
Planting Time
Posted in Gardening on 2010/05/29 | Leave a Comment »
Well, it’s Memorial Day weekend, traditionally the time I plant the majority of my garden. Usually it is also the time that the weather begins to be suitable for planting. This year Mother Nature is not being quite so cooperative, but I”m going ahead with some things anyway. My tomatoes are ready to plant, though [...]
Recipe Contest
Posted in Uncategorized on 2010/05/28 | Leave a Comment »
Have you heard of Food52? It is a website/blog run by two women, who are putting together a cookbook from recipes submitted by readers. The recipes are being chosen in part by the editors, and in part by readers. Two recipes in a given category are chosen each week. My Minestrone Soup recipe is one [...]
More on Yogurt
Posted in Food and Cooking on 2010/05/27 | Leave a Comment »
The yogurt product in Iceland is called Skyr. My friend Lynn found some information at this site. Those of you living on the East Coast may be able to find it in stores – if the company that was making it is still in business (Siggi’s). It is apparently much thicker than our yogurt, non-fat [...]
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