I plant my fall carrots around the middle of August, so I pulled up the poblano plants which were the last things in the troughs. Before I did anything else, I went about setting up the plastic poultry fencing because deer LOVE carrot tops. In years past, I have used all the garden stakes thatContinue reading “Planting and Protecting the Carrot Crop”
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Tomato Pie
This is a dish that we like really well, but there are some issues with it that I think that I have finally solved. But first, a word about tomatoes. You MUST use homegrown tomatoes for this recipe because the flavor is so much better than grocery store tomatoes that tend to be bland. AndContinue reading “Tomato Pie”
Plenty of Poblanos
I planted 7 poblano pepper plants and they have produced plenty of poblano peppers–say that three times fast! We really like the flavor of poblanos and the fact that they are not hot. There were 52 to be exact. I held a few back to use fresh, and I processed the rest for storage inContinue reading “Plenty of Poblanos”
A Fun Table for Friends in for the Weekend
My college friends and their spouses came in for the weekend. Both of the women love dishes and glassware as much as I do, so this was an opportunity to do something special. The new cushions for the chairs were the jumping off point from a color standpoint. I used a light tablecloth that hadContinue reading “A Fun Table for Friends in for the Weekend”
The Drink of the Weekend–A Blackberry Bramble
We picked 22 lbs of blackberries earlier this summer and I’ve made a bunch of seedless blackberry jam, but we still have TONS of them in the freezer. We have friends coming in for the weekend and I decided that we should have a blackberry cocktail, so I did a quick Google search and foundContinue reading “The Drink of the Weekend–A Blackberry Bramble”
Make Ahead Shrimp and Grits–Perfect for Entertaining
We’re having friends in for the weekend, so I am going to make Shrimp and grits which I can get mostly done ahead of time. My family and friends LOVE Shrimp and Grits. I love it because I can get it almost completely put together early in the day, or even the day before, andContinue reading “Make Ahead Shrimp and Grits–Perfect for Entertaining”
Hall Bathroom Reveal
Here’s a reminder of what it looked like when we bought the house. And here’s what it looks like now. I want to point out some special details that we think make the bathroom unique. We’re so happy with how this bathroom turned out. It took a while to finish, but it’s so worth it.
A Partial Potato Harvest
As you saw in my post about deer proofing our sweet potatoes, I had some potato plants that had died, so I needed to pull them up and harvest them. The bed that I harvested was all a red variety from Johnny’s Selected Seeds (an absolutely fantastic source for seeds, asparagus roots, and seed potatoes).Continue reading “A Partial Potato Harvest”
More Progress on the Bathroom
The next step on the bathroom was to get the stone installed for the counter, backsplash, and little shelf. It was delayed by a day, but here it is. We chose an undermount sink. The wall mounted faucet is so gorgeous. We had to do a grate in the bottom of the sink because weContinue reading “More Progress on the Bathroom”
Deterring Deer
Much to my surprise, my husband decided to build me a new garden on the other side of the fence (in the barnyard) where the fence on that property makes a corner. (He really wants sweet potatoes.) He used the fence and added posts and then he used leftover Hardie board to make the raisedContinue reading “Deterring Deer”
