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You and I and Nature In the Garden
Signs of spring are all over the blogosphere and even better, all over our trees, yard and garden. Seems we are all ready to ditch the hats and gloves and get back outside to turn our faces into the...
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We Walk
Deja vu? Due to a computer glitch (read: operator error), this post was published recently – prematurely. Somehow my finger managed to hit “Publish” instead “Save Draft.” WordPress, maybe you could...
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How The Garden Grows
It’s really full-on summer here – though the calendar disagrees with me – in Oklahoma and besides having tomatoes, peppers and basil in the greenhouse, Kel has things humming along in the outside...
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Hunting Hornworm
It’s hunting season here in Oklahoma; no license needed and weaponry is just a matter of personal taste. Some of us on the ranch kill with our bare hands, but me, I don’t have the stomach for the “wet...
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Oil-Free Tomato, Kalamata & Miso Salad Dressing
When it comes to salad dressing, I’m on auto-pilot. It takes me mere seconds to whip up an oil-free vinaigrette and it’s really light and wonderful – but – it’s getting a bit tired. Enter the ripe...
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Late to the Party
Just as I did when Pinterest came out all hot and heavy on the scene, I resisted joining Instagram*. Who needs it? thought I. Who needs yet another way to obsess over acquiring Friends and Followers...
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Other People’s Food (5): Green Beans and An Oil-free Salad Dressing
A bit of a cheater post, this. The beautiful green (and purple and yellow) beans came from a neighbor’s garden – have I told you about Bountiful, Utah yet? Everything grows like mad here. Could be...
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A Peach Pie in Pictures
Twenty dollars later, Kel and I became the proud owners of a giant box of locally grown peaches, each one picture perfect. Peaches grow everywhere in Bountiful, weighing down the gnarled trees in...
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Summer Veggie Polenta
This little dish is a riff on one my dad used to make. I can’t say for sure that he invented the idea of veggies layered between creamy polenta, but then again, I can’t say he didn’t invent it. He...
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Searching for the Holy Grail of Raw Broccoli Soup
I am on a quest. A quest to replicate the raw broccoli (a.k.a. The Nectar of the Gods) soup from Omar’s Rawtopia located in the Sugarhouse neighborhood of Salt Lake City. It’s thick and creamy and...
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Bloody Mary Green Smoothie
Look at that bad boy!! That’s a humongous Brandywine that came out of our garden. I have no idea how it didn’t break the vine on which it was growing. State Fair material, don’t you think? But this...
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Signs of spring are all over the blogosphere and even better, all over our trees, yard and garden. Seems we are all ready to ditch the hats and gloves and get back outside to turn ...
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There is every likelihood that the honeybees swarming in and around the Bradford Pear blossoms are ours. Our Girls. Those industrious ladies who shack up in the hives Kel... The post Honey is for...
View ArticleChilled Melon Mint Soup with Toasted Sriracha Coconut
For the past several weeks about all I’ve been able to focus on is cooling down. We had a lovely gray and rainy spring and then – BAM! – the... The post Chilled Melon Mint Soup with Toasted Sriracha...
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