Vegetable Gardening + Homesteading
So I never grew up with hot peppers or hot anything, however as I went away from my spice deprived childhood I began to explore the ginger,tummeric and coriander of Indian food, the hot spices of chili peppers and cumin of Mexican food as well. I discovered that a little hot adds a lot to food. ... READ the POST
So OK I admit it, I can go off my diet for at the sight of great homemade fresh or canned Salsa and a bag of crisp yellow corn chips (or white or blue). Salsa is a very passionate food, and I understand when people are selective and personal with their salsa and have favorite recipes, that they ... READ the POST
So there are a lot of beautiful oval Roma or plum tomatoes in your garden or farmers market and you want to make up a patch of spaghetti sauce. I recommend you leave out any meat that you can add later, and use a water bath processing method with Wide Mouth quart jars. Make sure to have lots ... READ the POST
Summer gardens are bursting with summer squash like zucchini and yellow summer squashes. Now is the time to take advantage of this great vegetable. It is low in calories and great in fiber and antioxidants and anti-inflammatoryphytonutrients, B6, folate, C and K. Zucchini is a great vegetable to ... READ the POST
As a gardener, choosing vegetable varieties is one of my favorite aspects of gardening (other than enjoying those harvests!) The world opens up to home gardeners when selecting vegetables or fruits to grow. You've got different kinds of peppers in any color you can think of (purple!), you can grow ... READ the POST
Painted mountain corn was an heirloom variety we grew last summer. When deciding what kind of corn to plant this year, I contemplated whether I would grow it again. On one hand, it's stunning. Truly beautiful to look at and harvest. Apparently you can eat this corn from the cob, but it was far ... READ the POST
