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Archive for the ‘Gardening’ Category
Peas and Carrots
Posted in Beans and Legumes, Gardening, Spring vegetables, Vegetarian, tagged carrots, how to shell peas, Nantes Little Finger carrots, peas, peas and carrots, pod, shell peas, shelling peas on June 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Sorrel Soup
Posted in Gardening, Greens, Soups, Spring vegetables, Vegetarian, tagged avgolomeno, lemon, sorrel, sorrel soup, summer soup on June 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Sorrel is one of those herbs that I put in my garden because someone described it to me and it sounded good, although I couldn’t remember ever having eaten it. I figured eventually I’d try it and be glad I added it to my collection.
In the last two years, I’ve added small fresh leaves to [...]
Garden Reds
Posted in Gardening, Uncategorized, tagged Claret cup cactus, Colorado native cactus, May garden, Oriental poppy, red flowers on May 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I see that I did not have the foresight to capture a photo of my asparagus quiche when it came out of the oven, and it’s a shame to let the day go by without some kind of image to add to the blog. Here are some of the gorgeous flowers that have decided to bloom [...]
Lemony Garlic Vinaigrette
Posted in Dressings, Sauces and Salsas, Gardening, tagged baby bok choi, baby greens, chopped fresh herbs, first garden greens, fresh greens, heirloom lettuce, lemon garlic vinaigrette, pea shoots, radish leaves, tarragon on April 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This could be the world’s tiniest salad. It’s the perfect, tender little harvest from my first few greens that are finally sprouting enough leaves to begin eating them. Isn’t that first handful of fresh baby greens the most amazing taste experience? It’s like eating pure energy fresh from the ground; and each leaf has its [...]
Garden Diary: April
Posted in Gardening, tagged bok choi, carrots, chives, container planting, Cosmic Purple carrots, herbs, Home Depot, leeks, mache, mizuna, purple sprouting broccoli, radishes, recession garden, sage, seed starting, swiss chard, tarragon, Victory Gardens on April 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
From the garden yesterday: 3 eggs, 1 handful micro-greens (thinnings from my broccoli and kale starts – yum). Herbs: chives, sage and tarragon are all ready to use.
All this hype about Victory Gardens, the White House garden, and recession gardens, as I’ve heard them called, is making me want to try out a little experiment [...]
The Great Seed Exchange
Posted in Gardening, This Blogging Life, tagged heirlooms, native beans, plant family, seed catalogs, seed exchange, seed ordering, Seed Savers Exchange, seeds on April 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Day #2 of 31 Days to Build a Better Blog. The task: write a list post. I just did that yesterday, in fact I did it on both my blogs. But I feel like I should do it with conscious intent, after reading the tips and instructions, so here comes another one! I’ve had this [...]
In the Freezer
Posted in Dressings, Sauces and Salsas, Gardening, Greens, tagged basil, blanch, chard, collards, freezer, Greens, pesto, salsa verde, tomatillo on January 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Well, it’s high time I revived this blog. Way past high time, really. I have spent far too many months feeling way too busy to craft something as complete and complex as an actual post. So I’m going to try a different tack, and write really short little notes – just a few minutes’ commitment [...]
In Season – July
Posted in Gardening, tagged black cherry, cherry tomatoes, collard greens, crookbeck squash, currants, gooseberries, high altitude gardening, high and dry, hybrid squash, in season, Penzey's, rainbow chard, sorrel, sungold, zucchini on July 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Here’s a quick run-down of what’s growing in my garden right now. I’m doing this largely to keep a record, for next year, of what comes around when; perhaps it will also be of some use to others gardening in high and dry places around 5000+ feet, wherever you are. If you live at high [...]
In Season – June
Posted in Gardening, tagged arugula, celery, chard, collard greens, currants, gooseberries, Greens, heirloom, herbs, June, kale, kitchen garden, lettuce, mesclun, pea shoots, peas, radishes, romaine, spinach, tuscan black kale on June 9, 2008 | 2 Comments »
It’s early June and here is what is growing (and edible) in my Colorado garden.
Spinach (just getting from tender salad greens to cooking-quality leaves)
Chard (we just enjoyed our first batch)
Collard Greens (also just had a first batch a few days ago, looking forward to more!)
Radishes (finishing off the last of these)
Pea shoots, peas are on [...]
