First of the Season

I always love when I go over to the vegetable beds and I find my first ripe vegetable of the summer. It means that so much more goodness is on the way. I got a bit of a late start in the vegetable garden this year because of very poorly timed travel and a cold … Continue reading First of the Season

A Fun Garden to Table Kitchen Gadget-A Countertop Spiralizer

I'm almost embarrassed to admit I bought a Paderno World Cuisine Spiralizer Pro last winter and then promptly let it sit in its box until this week. As much as I thought it looked so cool to use, it just sat there taunting me because it also looked so complicated. I couldn't have been more … Continue reading A Fun Garden to Table Kitchen Gadget-A Countertop Spiralizer

Garden Swag

The other day I decided it was time to get the first of the ripe roma tomatoes packed up for winter. One of my boys came out with me to help, and needless to say he was impressed with the haul we got. So, in teen-age terms, we had some "garden swag". It was fun … Continue reading Garden Swag

Yellow Cucumbers

While I've been getting a nice number of cucumbers this year, some of them have been oddly yellow and quite bland tasting. My first thought is that I left them on the vine too long, but these oddballs started out yellow, and stayed yellow. I found some interesting ideas as to why this might be … Continue reading Yellow Cucumbers

Cucumbers-Mid summer

My cucumbers, which looked so wimpy when I planted the seedlings, have grown great. I grew Burpee Sweet Burpless Hybrid for no other reason than the description sounded good in the catalogue. I do seem to have a lot more squash plants than cucumber, and unfortunately, I like cukes better than squash. Oh well, I … Continue reading Cucumbers-Mid summer