Black beans, corn, and avocado compliment each other in this fresh-tasting salad.
Late August and early September can be a bit boring in the flower beds. You can add some color and life to the landscape by choosing plants that bring butterflies.
One of our first field trips as girl scouts was to the local electric company test kitchens. We learned to make these easy cookies by melting chocolate and butterscotch chips.
It is thanks to a vigorous root structure that daylilies can survive in dry conditions and poor soils. The rhizomes store nutrients and water that can keep the plants healthy during drought conditions.
Also thanks to these roots, daylilies are wonderful plants for hillsides or banks to help prevent erosion.
This vegetable lasagna recipe is versatile, perfect for any season, and can accommodate various prep times. It features lasagna noodles, with an option for whole grain, and a mix of over six cups of sautéed veggies such as broccoli and spinach. It can be made easier with precooked noodles and pre-shredded cheese, and allows for personal adaptations. The bechamel sauce, traditionally made with butter and milk, can also be plant-based. Tips include using one pot for prep to minimize cleanup.
Christmas is full of activities, for sure.
But we always have a little “down time” when a friendly competition is in order.
Crispy romaine lettuce, earthy sundried tomatoes, and fiber-filled chick peas make a main dish salad that’s healthy and filling.
When we eat fermented cabbage, we are eating microorganisms in large numbers. The particular strains of microorganisms fed by cabbage have been found beneficial to human health.
The only flowers that I could recognize for certain were – dandelions!
Then, in 2021, this happened.
The debate between my grandmother and grandfather caught my attention. Always spoken in part-English and…
The seasonings and bread crumbs add so much an otherwise kind of bland veggie that it can actually make a meatless meal by adding soft flour tortillas, easy coleslaw, and your favorite hot sauce or guacamole.
This super simple salad is one of my all-time favorites.
I don’t normally watch Nature on PBS but having just finished The Invention of Nature, and being laid up due to some dental issues, I decided to give the episode “The Serengeti Rules” a go.
Glad I did.
The concept of Death Cleaning, or getting rid of junk as made popular by the minimalist movement, can offer peace and serenity.
Date cookies look fancy but are super simple to make. Plus, they’re gluten-free.
My gardening efforts have focused on updating the flower beds around the backyard swimming pool and fence. These beds haven’t been changed since the pool was added.
Fresh sweet corn makes this corn chowder recipe the best.
My brother was amazed at the selection of candies on display. He swore that any candy you could think of from our childhood was in stock. Bottle Caps, Runts, Lemonheads, Mallo Cups, Garbage Pail Kids, Bazooka bubble gum – you name it, Miss Candy had it.
Thank you, Dad. We’re grateful to have you as our first and best teacher.
Dad recommends tasting and adjusting as you go, because tastes may vary.
Steps for Transplanting:
Wait until blooms have faded.
Use a hand trowel or shovel to dig around foliage clump.
Grasp the stems and foliage in one hand while using the trowel to loosen the soil around the bulb. Then, use the trowel to leverage the bulb out of the ground.
Trim off any broken foliage.
Replant the bulb in the desired location at about the same depth as the bulb was previously growing.
