Gardening is one of those activities at which people are their most generous. Seeds not planted by man – the resulting plants known as volunteers – sprout, and feeling too guilty to simply yank them from the garden, a gardener will offer them to friends and neighbors (sometimes these two categories are one and the… Continue Reading
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Welcome to Tiny Farmhouse!
When I first met JR, way back in the early 1990s, he was raising Black Angus cattle. He was a little ahead of the curve in his cattle-rearing (like 20 years or so), as they were grass-fed. And this was a good thing, because they were tasty, but also a bad thing, because technique for cooking grass-fed… Continue Reading
Neighborhood Microclimates and a Use for Slightly Larger Than Shallot-sized Onions
Much of gardening theory – and therefore growing theory – is laid out before us in the pages of helpful and sometimes gorgeous gardening books, though, wine nerd that I am, I also find the wisdom of wine growers may be parlayed into the home garden. Smaller yields often result in better quality, keeping an… Continue Reading
Egg Nog-Hazelnut Cupcakes with Nutella Buttercream Frosting
So perhaps shopping for gifts is now out of the question, what with just a handful of shopping days to go. If that’s the case, I strongly suggest that you make these cupcakes, as they surely count as a gift. PrintEgg Nog-Hazelnut Cupcakes with Nutella Buttercream Frosting Yield: Makes 12 cupcakes (with a little leftover… Continue Reading
(Last-minute) Holiday Gift-Giving: Some of My Favorite Things
Anyone else out there a Last Minute Lucy when it comes to holiday shopping? Can I get a show of hands? Or at least an “amen”? One year long ago, I think it was 1998 (that’s long ago, right?), I had all of my shopping done right after Thanksgiving, and, boy, was that a great… Continue Reading