Growing food / Gardening

What do you do when your garden suddenly surprises you with a horde of extra large zucchini? Many people discard them, but there’s a great use for those ginormous summer …

My father was a foodie, a farmer, an engineer, a conservationist. It feels strange to say “was” because it wasn’t very long ago he was instructing me on how to …

What do you do when you suddenly have loads of little unripe green tomatoes on hand? (or big ones, for that matter!) Everyone thinks of making fried green tomatoes, but …

Have you ever wanted a little curry magic you could pull out and add to whatever you have on hand to create an authentic, flavorful dish but without all the …

I learn the most amazing things from vegetarians. I don’t know what it is about them, but vegetarians seem to have a streak of culinary creativity that is just pure …

Who says basil should get all the pesto glory? I love to mix up pestos with all sorts of other fresh herbs … and cilantro has to be my #1 …

Adapted slightly from Heartbeat Kitchen A couple weekends ago I visited my sister and she had one cherry tomato plant that was absolutely exploding with tomatoes. She had so many …

Recipe from Through Her Looking Glass In past years, I haven’t had a whole lot of luck growing mint, but this year it’s taken off and is totally taking over …

Tomato paste is one of those things that kind of catch me off guard. When I’m ready to make a good sauce, I start in on it and then find …

Adapted just slightly from Cooking with Mary and Friends Last weekend I went to visit my parents. Mom and Dad have this HUGE apple tree that makes tons of apples …