Sustainable Gardening and Creative Food
How to Bring Tomatillos Tangy Goodness to the Kitchen
Tomatillos are for more than Salsa Verde Tomatillos are a fun plant to grow in the garden and an awesome, tangy addition to dishes from your kitchen! They make way more than just Salsa Verde — although there certainly is nothing wrong with that…
Quince – An Unusual Beauty
Quince is a fruit that is kin to a pear but more exotic. The tree keeps to a modest size with beautiful pale pink flowers in spring and golden fruit in the fall. But where quince really shines is in the kitchen. Quince in…
Raspberries Glow like Rubies in the Garden
Raspberries glow like red, red rubies peaking through the green leaves. But beware the wicked thorns on these plants as you reach in to coax the fruit off the vines! They taste sweet and tart and are nothing like what you will find in…
A bowl full of sour cherries!
A bowl full of sour cherries is a beautiful thing! And the cherry tree in bloom is even more beautiful!! My husband was not a huge fan of cakes and never wanted one for his birthday but he loved a sour cherry pie. When…
Growing Fruit can be a Heartbreaker
When I began to garden with the thought of using what I grew in the kitchen, I read many things. Two in particular made so much sense to me…. Don’t grow what you don’t like to eat and focus on the items that are…