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Looking for something simple to make this Valentine’s Day? Well if you know someone who loves peanut butter cookies, this is about as easy as it gets. Looking to get your cookie fix? Check out more Cookie Recipes.
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Check out this recent email I received from a reader in Connecticut: Hi Mavis, I wanted to join in on the gardening feature because I’m an avid gardener that got on the organic, sustainability, gardening bandwagon years ago. Here’s a little about my garden adventures. I live in suburban CT, zone 6b, and grow as much as Read More >>
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I picked up a few cans of chickpeas last week at QFC and thought I would make a chickpea salad for lunch today. I used some of the homegrown mesclun greens I planted a few weeks ago. I sure miss having salads to eat all the time, but hopefully we will be able to get Read More >>
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Whoa, am I glad it’s Friday! Tonight the Girl and I will be watching The Garden. It’s a film from 2008 {how have I not heard of this before now?} that chronicles the power struggle between low-income families and land developers over a community garden in South Central Los Angeles. When I watched the preview, Read More >>
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Are you ready to start your garden but you’re not sure when you should plant your seeds or set out your transplants? Click on the region you live in below and you’ll be taken you to a handy dandy chart that is broken down into what vegetables should be planted {or transplanted} each month. Anyone Read More >>
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Hang on to those bread tabs people. The next time you use a roll of tape, stick one of those babies on the end of the roll when you are finished and the next time you go to use tape, you won’t have to stand there for 5 minutes trying to get your roll of Read More >>
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This morning the Handsome Husband mentioned there is a big winter storm headed towards the New England states. 2 feet of snow is predicted. Yikes! It hasn’t snow here in my neck of the woods in almost a year, which in my opinion totally stinks. I love the snow. But then again I love my garden Read More >>
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Frieda’s Specialty Produce Company has declared 2013 The Year of Purple, and guess what Frieda’s sent me? Stoke’s purple sweet potatoes! Saweeeeet! Have you ever had a purple sweet potato before? This was my first time and holy canolies people, talk about delicious. Frieda’s actually sent me sent me an entire box of purple specialty goodness and I can’t wait to share Read More >>
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