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Custoza Farina is an Unexpectedly Delicous Find in an Inexpensive Wine and Possibly the Best Wine in the Garden
The Grapes For our first wine tasting this summer we chose a brand that is new to us, Italian White Blend from the Custoza region. We both really liked this wine! Possibly the best white wine we’ve tasted in years, other than Champagne of course. Spoiler alert, we will absolutely buy this again and again.… Read more
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Zucchini Cherry Walnut Muffins made with Gluten Free Flour
A recipe for gluten free zucchini cherry muffins with the added twist of lemon and walnuts. A moist, slightly sweet, richly textured treat for any time of the day. Read more
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Roasted Orange Tomato Soup with Thai Basil
Roasted tomato basil soup with a twist, using orange Roma Tomatoes and Purple Thai Basil. Read more
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Gardening with Herbs
Herbs in the garden are magical to me. They certainly give more than they take because they’re so very easy to grow. They attract pollinators, which increases the bounty in your veggie garden. Their aromas and oils attract beneficial bugs to the garden, repel the damaging insects, and can even add flavor to vegetables that… Read more
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Roasted Tomato Basil Soup with a Twist
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A Walk in the Woods
This past December and early January my family met at the Morton Arboretum for a Covid safe hike. We met in Mother Nature’s family room where we didn’t have to worry about how many of us could hangout without adding air purifiers. It was a peaceful blessedly happy respite for all of us, three generations… Read more
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Roasted Orange Tomato and Thai Basil Soup
[lt_recipe name=”Roasted Orange Tomato and Thai Basil Soup” servings=”8 cups” prep_time=”45M” cook_time=”45M” total_time=”1H30M” difficulty=”Easy ” summary=”The bulk of your work will be slicing your tomatoes for roasting. The rest is basic prep work for assembling your soup. ” print=”yes” ingredients=”4lbs of Yellow Roma (Paste) Tomatoes – enough to fill two cookie sheets (or do you… Read more
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The Big Beautiful Beet
Beets are beautiful and delicious. Roast your beets with your herbs for a spectacular salad. Read more
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Plentiful Pollinators
I designed our Community Garden pollinator beds. Take a look and see what plants you might be able to include in your garden beds this Spring. Read more
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At Long Last – Summer !!
Summer became official here June 21st, and it looks like Mother Nature got the memo because we finally have warmer temps here in Illinois. The gardens here are actually still recovering from a rough winter, followed by a pretty brutal Spring. ROUGH WEATHER IS ROUGH ON THE GARDEN We started the new year with a… Read more
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The Winter Garden
Winter is a great time to take a visual inventory of your garden. Read more
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Recipe for Apple, Carrot and Coconut Soup
A vegan soup recipe even meat eaters will like, just in time for your Thanksgiving Table. Read more
