Category Archives: Recipes

Summer’s Here!: Plant Food and People Food

Let The Revels Begin This week, we enjoyed a number of firsts from the deck garden; first agretti (which returned from seedlings left by last summer’s crop), first major cutting of fresh basil, and first tomatoes. Gardeners in warmer climates … Continue reading

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Fabulous Food For The Fourth

  Summery Picnic Treats I live on a small island in Puget Sound, where living is generally a lot slower than in the city across the water. Indeed,  island time is always a factor in any social engagement, since people … Continue reading

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Strawberry Season Is Upon Us

  Revel In Sweet, Succulent June Bearers This year is a banner one for berries, and my little deck garden is overflowing with fat, flavorful fruit. Between our island favorite Marshalls, our extra-early Rainiers, and the tiny, exquisite alpines, we … Continue reading

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Historic Marshall Strawberries

  Grow Oldies And Goodies For Fabulous Flavor It’s not exactly news that heritage fruit and vegetables have been making a comeback, regionally and nationally. However, recently I’ve noticed a new level of passion for some of the old favorites, … Continue reading

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