Apr 27
I noticed yesterday my chives are thriving and, as they are the only edible growing thing from my garden, sought out a recipe to use them. Thirty minutes to make and although there’s heavy cream and Parmesan, it’s quite light tasting. Read more
Frank and I have been engaged for 8 weeks (as of tomorrow), and planning is progressing nicely now that we’ve got a date, location and color palette. The first four weeks of our engagement were spent researching and visiting venues I had found through local bridal magazines and wedding websites.* Frank and I quickly found places we didn’t like for one reason or another, which made creating a criteria list much easier. Read more
It’s been rainy, and we’ve even got some snow on the way, but the cool weather plants (lettuce, peas, rhubarb, daffodils, tulips) are beginning to pop up and offer signs of relief from a winter that fails to fade. Read more
My previous post exclaiming spring is here was false advertising. April 20th, and we’re getting 3″ of snow today. When will we get nice weather again? Note the un-planted blueberry plants, onion and leeks – it’s been so unpleasant here I haven’t had the chance to plant them. Hope my peas and lettuces (already planted in the garden) survive this cold stretch.
I’m on a smoothie kick. I hate blenders, so I use the mini Cuisinart Chop/Grind (usually on sale for $20 at Macy’s) and it makes exactly one pint of Smoothie. I put a banana, 2/3 cup of Honey Greek yogurt, half cup of OJ and a cup of frozen raspberries or strawberries (hopefully later in the summer I’ll get to use fresh strawberries and raspberries from the garden). Read more
This week has been beautiful here in Minneapolis, with temperatures in the fifties and sixties. People have emerged from their homes to rake lawns, plant veggies and flowers, and clean their gutters. They are already wearing shorts and tank tops and humming as they go about their day. It’s always such a surprise that winter stops at some point, and it gets warm! Read more
The snow has melted enough to uncover part of the vegetable garden, and we’re only thirty days away from the last Minneapolis frost-free date. I’ve written out my to-do lists to prep the yard, charted out where I will expand planting areas outside the veggie plot and of course, researched. Read more
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