Earlier today, my friend Roxy inquired via email about our recent canning escapades. I replied: “The idea of canning your homegrown vegetables is quaint and praiseworthy. The act of canning your vegetables is lamentable.”
And now, I am going to subject you to a post about canning. I just wanted to be up-front with you, because [...]
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… I say, “Holy crap, where is my kitchen table?”
The garden, though it has certainly left the innocent stage of neatly planted rows and looks like a giant leafy monster, is definitely producing. This picture was taken last week. Multiply it by, like, 7, and that’s how many are now piled in bowls on my table, and [...]
Sometimes I play this game where I try to get A. to eat vegetables. And sometimes I just succumb to meat and carbs. Stir fry is a magical meal, because it can be many things to many people. It is fast, usually healthy, and, if you know how to handle a wok, fun to prepare.
(A [...]
My First Garden
Posted in Gardening on Aug 3rd, 2009
This is a shot of the Amazon Rainforest from our last weekend getaway. Actually, it’s my ridiculous garden. I’ve never grown anything before, so I may have been a bit overzealous. As in, I have ten tomato plants. That kind of overzealous.
Aside from my debilitating fear of spiders (or any insect, really), it’s been a [...]