Gardening tip: reviving frost-nipped herbs.
If this week’s frost has claimed your outdoor herbs, here’s how to revive them.
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An end, and a beginning.
This weekend, I completed two chores in the vegetable garden … and together, they pointed out the wonderful cycle of planting, growing, harvesting, declining and planting that any garden represents. I began to clear out the …
Learning in the dirt.
Gardening, for me, is an endless learning experience (that’s the primary reason why I’m participating in the Master Gardener training program this fall). One that sorely tests my patience. I’ve picked up several lessons from our …
Summer tomato jam.
My mom, knowing me as well as she does, gave me a copy of a Better Homes and Gardens special publication that’s all about canning. There are a ton of interesting recipes for homemade jams, jellies …
Better than store-bought: Homemade applesauce.
Me: Hi, Grandma! It’s Bryn. Grandma: Hi, darlin’! Me: So, I have a question for you. I found myself a 5-pound bag of Lodi apples at a farm stand this weekend and thought I’d make applesauce. …
Harvesting homegrown garlic.
Forgive my pridefulness, but I had to share a peek at the bounty from my tiny backyard vegetable garden. I planted cloves of fresh farmers’ market garlic last October and harvested two rows of freshly grown …
Better than store-bought: Homemade strawberry jam.
Hard to admit, but I’ve never before made strawberry jam that I’ve processed in jars. As a kid, I’d go strawberry-picking with the family and we’d make freezer jam (super easy!). But I haven’t done the …
Grandma’s foolproof flaky pie crust.
My grandma, who turns a glorious 90 years old this summer, is an amazing cook—an intuitive cook who works by taste and feel. On more than one occasion when I’ve asked her for a recipe, she …
How to cook with: Nut butters (beyond peanut).
As a kid, I asked my mom to pack the same lunch for me every single day: a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Even now, few foods make me happier. (Our dear, departed friend Wrigley loved …
