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New Soup

I tried a soup recipe from one of my Christmas presents: 400 Soups. It’s a Bacon Lentil soup, supposed to be more stew-like. I make a pretty good lentil soup, so thought I’d really like this. Bacon? Come on, how could that be bad?! Well, I was disappointed. It was just ok. Not hearty […]

My daughter convinced me to enter a photo in the Snap Local, Snap Fresh online contest. Designed to encourage and support the local food movement, winners will receive prizes from the NY Wine & Culinary Center in Canandaigua — a very cool place.

This is asparagus grown in my garden. I’ve had a bed […]

Garden Journal, May 1

I really do love my gardens. Planted over the course of three decades, I have at least 250 varieties of perennials in my yard. Interestingly, I don’t always have cut flower in my house; I’m far more likely to enjoy their beauty outside. I thought it would be nice to share a regular garden journal […]

What A Head!

After my bee excitement yesterday, I went to the store to get groceries and return defective bee spray. Being a veggie-lover, I was AMAZED to find this beautiful head of cauliflower in the produce aisle of my favorite grocery store, a locally-owned gem.

I immediately called my friend Margaret over so she could buy […]