Bessie May Loves Carrots, and So Do We

Who can resist that look? My sweet Bessie May loves carrots...and strawberries, green beans, apricots, etc. There's nothing u…

Maple-Herb Glazed Roasted Autumn Vegetables

I love some delicious oven roasted veggies during the cooler part of the year. They are great in a salad, casserole, soup or just…

What Seeds To NOT Start Indoors

Starting your garden from seeds is a great way to save money, grow interesting varieties you can't find in the nursery, and c…

7 of the Healthiest Veggies That Are EASY to Grow

I don't know about you, but I like to know about the food I eat, and what nutrition is in it. I guess it is a little hobby of…

Potato & Sorrel Salad

So for my first foray into sorrel usage this year I went with a simple potato salad, which also had the advantage of putting a de…

Lentils with Rhubarb

I managed to yank a few bits of rhubarb from the garden, but it's ridiculously premature. I hope I haven't damaged it... …

Growing carrots in containers

Easy. All you need is water, good, loose potting mix, some short-length carrot seeds, a little fertilizer, a sunny place, and w…

Do we "carrot" all about carrots?

What did one Snowman say to the other Snowman? "Do You Smell Carrots?" Carroll County Master Gardeners Cheri Grubby and…

Carroticide: A necessary chore

I hated to do it, but it had to be done —thinning out my Chantenay carrot seedlings. I planted the seeds on April 7, and now the …

Peanutty Asian Style Salad

I have no idea if this was any good since I don't eat cucumbers. However, it was rapidly and completely consumed so I have to…

Asparagus Carrot Stir Fry with Cashews

Dear Readers, Have I mentioned asparagus season? Ha! It's just beginning. Today I made a simple stir-fry of asparagus and car…

Cucumber & Sprout Salad

Here's a nice simple side-salad. Greenhouse cucumbers were on sale this week, so a cucumber salad seemed in order. Also, it w…

Baked Beans with Cabbage

This turned out to be more like a baked soup or stew rather than traditional baked beans, but nothing wrong with that. I made the…

Cabbage, Carrot, Sprout & Apple Salad

I wasn't going to post this; it's just a salad, I thought. But after I found myself making it for the fourth time in two …

Spring Pasta Primavera with Garbanzo Beans & Walnuts

Dear Readers, I don't often post recipes featuring pasta. Honestly, I think it's overdone. But, gluten-free brown rice pa…

Rohkostsalat

Here's a version of a popular German salad, which is excellent for the late winter. It reminds me of a carrot salad I often …

Deli Style Potato Salad

Our Linzer Delikatess potatoes have been holding up very well in storage; much better than I expected. They are just starting to …