Slow Cooking · Soup

15 Bean Soup & Johnny Cakes

In case you haven't noticed....it is HOT outside! The heat drains me. I can't breathe. The air conditioning is struggling to keep the house cool and it's too hot to stand over a grill cooking outside. So who in their right mind, would ever think soup would be a good idea in the summertime? Uhm...me. I'd… Continue reading 15 Bean Soup & Johnny Cakes

Container Gardens

Container Garden Week 7 Update

The container garden is doing wonderful! It's nice to finally get most everything planted and growing well. We've had temperatures in the upper 80's and low 90's the past few days, and forecast for the next couple of days, with heat index over 100°. So...I am really surprised at how everything has grown as much… Continue reading Container Garden Week 7 Update

Diet · Quick & Easy Meals

Mexican Stuffed Zucchini

I don't know why I bought so many, but I ended up with eight zucchini from a farm stand the other day. I must have felt compelled because they were the first of the season. All of them were between 10 and 12" long, so we are definitely going to get our zucchini fix this week.… Continue reading Mexican Stuffed Zucchini

Container Gardens · Senior Gardening

Container Garden Week 6 Update

It's been a busy week for me in the garden. I added a few more containers, filling them from the compost pile, and worked on cleaning up my greenhouse area. The container plants are coming along very well and are slowly producing. More on that in a few... Hubby trapped and relocated Pepé Le Pew last… Continue reading Container Garden Week 6 Update

Gardening

Seven Sisters Roses

I received a start of this rose several years ago from a friend in another state. I brought it home, rooted it and potted it up. And it did nothing for two years. It didn't grow. It didn't bloom. Nothing. I had set up this simple arch a couple of years ago, and transplanted a… Continue reading Seven Sisters Roses