It’s my favorite time of the year – gardening season!!! Well, almost. The soil temperature has been too cold to even plant peas but my basement is full of beautiful little seedlings just doing what they were designed to do – grow!Continue Reading
Chicken Cacciatore with Brined Chicken
Do you have a favorite meal that just screams “comfort food”? Chicken Cacciatore is definitely one of those meals for me. It’s tender, delicious and oh, so satisfying after a busy day outdoors.
Homemade Tomato Sauce With Beef Bones
I don’t have a drop of Italian blood in me. My Aunt B, who is now 90, learned to cook from her Italian mother-in-law. She is a fantastic cook and her sauce is superb. An Italian friend of mine calls her ‘Aunt Meatball’ because he thinks her cooking is so authentically Italian. Aunt B’s secret? She would not dream of making tomato sauce without beef bones and bone marrow.Continue Reading
Build a Trellis for Tomato Plants
Building a Trellis for Tomato Plants Will Provide the Support Your Plants Need
It’s generally recommended that tomato plants be staked to keep them up off of the ground and to provide good air circulation. In addition, staking allows plants to be grown closer together than if the plants were grown sprawling on the ground. But I have not been satisfied with using tomato stakes – what I needed was a trellis for my tomato plants. Continue Reading
How to Save Seeds from Heirloom Tomatoes
It’s so much fun to grow lots of different varieties of heirloom tomatoes, isn’t it? The best part is finding a new favorite that you’ll grow year after year. That’s when knowing how to save seeds from heirloom tomatoes really comes in handy.Continue Reading
Mexico Midget Tomato: A Great Big, Little Tomato
One of my absolutely favorite varieties of tomato is called Mexico Midget. (Mike says that he would have to take sensitivity classes at work if he talked about this tomato). This variety is a small, grape tomato, about 1/2″ in diameter. The plant, however, is huge!Continue Reading