Monthly Archives: November 2009

Fall Garden Update

I’ve been a little under the weather this week (I’ll spare you the gory details) but the veggie garden goes on. We’ve still got fresh turnips, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, lettuce, radicchio, and tatsoi to harvest as we need them. Amazingly, … Continue reading

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Wordless Wednesday – 11/18/09: Cat Napping

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Hanging On

After reading the great photography write up Composing With Color by Saxon Holt over at Gardening Gone Wild, I was inspired by the scene right out my home office window. The few red leaves of Euonymus alatus left hanging on the … Continue reading

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Another Broccoli Bonanza

One of the things I like to make when we have a lot of broccoli is this Broccoli and Walnut salad. It’s a lightened up version of the old standby broccoli-bacon-raisin salad of my youth. Some of those recipes actually called … Continue reading

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I Got A New Tent, But It’s Not For Camping

My wife loves gadgets. In fact, she is the first woman I ever met who has more toys than I do! When we first started dating, I was truly amazed (and impressed) by her collection of kitchen tools and accessories. She says … Continue reading

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Cauliflower and Other Follies

This recipe is one of my favorite things to do with the wily, sometimes elusive  cauliflower.

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Wordless Wednesday – 11/11/09: Blazing Dogwood

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