I have a vegetable garden this year! I wanted it last year, but by the time we had it all planned, it was a bit late to do it. So when it came time to build it this year, we were ready! Our Garden Plan This book I read, Food Grown Right, In Your Backyard, goes […]
My Vegetable Garden
Secrets for Perfect Caesar Salad
Caesar salad is dead simple to make. For me, the tricks are in these techniques: prep your greens, grate your own cheese, and make your own croutons.
Chicken Pasta à la Bryan
There is something about the flavors in Chicken Bryan from Carrabba’s that I love. Tonight I made a chicken pasta dish with many of the same flavors. I wasn’t going for a copycat recipe; I wanted to make something I could call my own. Here it is! First, I use a sous vide to cook […]
Starting Seeds for a Vegetable Garden
For 2018, we are building a vegetable garden! In 2017, we built two herb garden planters and I started almost everything from seed. I learned a lot about waking the little buggers up and keeping them alive. I also learned a lot about cooking with fresh herbs. Fresh herb flavor enhanced my cooking so much! […]
My Bountiful Baskets
I enjoy getting my produce from Bountiful Baskets. If you haven’t heard of it, it’s a co-op that gives people access to fresh but inexpensive fruits and veggies. You have to order on Monday/Tuesday and pick it up on Saturday, and you have a 20-minute pickup window to get it. They request that participants volunteer […]
Knitted Elephant Gift
Here is a photo of the elephant I made a while back, as a baby shower gift for a neighbor.