We have had 90 plus degree weather in TN for about the past month, so it has been hard to think about getting ready for fall gardening. Before we went out of town, I transplanted a TON of lettuce, kale, and swiss chard seedlings to nursery pots and placed them where they would be wateredContinue reading “Fall Gardening”
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Trip to NYC and Boston
Early this year, we talked about where we wanted to go for our major trip for the year. The first thought we had was to fly to Newark and spend a couple days in NYC, and then take the train to Boston and spend some time there and finally head up the coast to Maine.Continue reading “Trip to NYC and Boston”
White Lightning Chili Beans
We like white chicken or turkey chili as an occasional alternative to the traditional red/beef chili. Since our poblano harvest has been so abundant, I thought I would make some beans to go into white chili to make meal prep super easy. It is critical that you read the instructions for using your pressure cannerContinue reading “White Lightning Chili Beans”
Original Plum Torte by Marian Burros
Plums have such a short season, but I do love them–especially the gorgeous colors. I bought some organic purple plums at Costco last week. I made this cake over the weekend–a double batch–one for us and one for the freezer. I had about 7 plums left that really needed to be used, so I amContinue reading “Original Plum Torte by Marian Burros”
Pear Cake with Caramel Glaze
This recipe is from the Southern Living 2002 Annual Recipes Cookbook. You can find it here: https://www.food.com/recipe/caramel-glazed-pear-cake-187648 There are a few tips that I want to share: The batter will be extremely thick until you add the pears. Then the moisture from the pears will loosen the batter so that it’s pourable. Your pears mustContinue reading “Pear Cake with Caramel Glaze”
Hot Pepper Butter
All the peppers (including banana peppers) are super plentiful right now, so I bought some at our local Mennonite market last week and I made some more of this yesterday, so I decided to repost this from 2021. This is something that our former neighbor gave us, and we just loved it. It is especiallyContinue reading “Hot Pepper Butter”
A tablescape made to look at through rose colored glasses
The flowers that I used for a large bouquet on our peninsula when we had everyone in for the weekend inspired this tablescape. I took the flowers that were still in good shape and placed them in a couple of yellow containers by Southern Living. There weren’t quite enough to fill both containers, so IContinue reading “A tablescape made to look at through rose colored glasses”
Making a HUGE table for a crowd
My brother and his family from Germany came to visit and we used to spend about 4 weeks together each summer when they would visit and stay with us at our old house. Our kids haven’t seen much of them, so, of course, we asked them to come with their partners for the weekend. MyContinue reading “Making a HUGE table for a crowd”
A Tidy Up for the Potting Shed
I had a bunch of plant supports laying on the floor of the potting shed and they were trip hazards so I went to the store and got some hooks to hang them up. Then, I turned my attention to the counter which was filthy and disorganized. It was so hot the day that IContinue reading “A Tidy Up for the Potting Shed”
Other Fall Gardening Updates
I know it seems like we are still in the middle of summer, but the fall will be here before you know it, which means that it’s time to start your kale, chard, and lettuces. Our Ace Hardware had seeds half off and then seventy five percent off to close out the 2026 seeds, so,Continue reading “Other Fall Gardening Updates”
