Category Archives: Hardy Herbs

Cookies & Tea & Snow & Me

Posted on February 8, 2021 by Ann Lovejoy
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Cookies should taste exactly the way you love them best When Weather Isn’t Welcome Ah, spring! Bulbs are sprouting and minor bulbs are already showing their colors, from snowdrops and snowflakes to winter aconite (Eranthis) and muscari to species iris … Continue reading →

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Reliably Perfect Beans

Posted on November 30, 2020 by Ann Lovejoy
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                             Dried Beans Are Best When Brined Brining Beans For Tenderness Autumn’s fog, wind and rain makes hearty soups especially appealing. The soup pot is almost always on the stove these days; right now, dried beans shelled by my grandkids … Continue reading →

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Holiday Habits And Highlights

Posted on November 23, 2020 by Ann Lovejoy
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A pandemic quilt in progress Potato Leek Soup, With Gratitude As a child, I always enjoyed the way that autumn and early winter seasons are spangled with holidays that brighten the darkening days and lengthening nights. However, as I’ve been … Continue reading →

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Simple Syrups For Good Cheer

Posted on October 5, 2020 by Ann Lovejoy
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  Stemmed rosemary for simple syrup Soothing Simples Preserve Garden Goodness What a world we are living in! What an astonishing moment in time! What an epic period of history we are experiencing! Do I need to use a few … Continue reading →

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