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Backyard Garden Plot Pictures – Week 30 of 52 It’s been another busy week in our backyard garden. The squash we planted in the oak barrel alongside the potting bench is really starting to take off and the zucchini planted along the fence line are as well. If you look real hard you might be Read More >>
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Yesterday was quite the day. For starters, the Handsome Husband and I spent some quality time together {a whopping 3 hours!} in the kitchen processing 40 pounds of Zaycon ground beef. Never before in my entire life have I purchased a “chub” of beef. For years now I’ve always bartered with my neighbors Chino the Read More >>
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I pulled some breakfast sausage out of the freezer the other day and decided to whip up this sausage and apple cheddar biscuit bake for breakfast. The recipe has been adapted from good old Betty Crocker. If you have company coming over, or have a large crew, this is a great casserole type dish to Read More >>
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Garden Updates and Chickens Too! Mavis’ Square Foot Gardening Update Amazing Bean Trellis and Garden Box Photos Potato Tower Update Mavis’ Fall Vegetable Garden – Let’s get this Party Started! Backyard Garden Plot Pictures – Week 29 of 52 Sunset Magazine Headquarters Menlo Park, CA Pallet Gardening – An Abundance of Strawberries! Garden Apartment in Read More >>
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Remember all those beets I pulled up earlier this week? Well, last night I whipped up a quick roasted beet salad with oranges and walnuts, and let me tell you, Bob, it was delicious! I have to say, cold salads are perfect for those hot summer nights! (and remember, I was a late adopter of Read More >>
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Tonight The Girl and I are watching The Dark Side of Chocolate. The recommendation comes from One Hundred Dollars a Month reader, Kathryn. She wrote: Mavis, I enjoy your blog so very much. I notice that you often have coupons for chocolate and I would like to encourage you (in your busy life!) to take Read More >>
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After I watered the square foot garden this morning I snapped a few pictures so I could share them with you. The good news is, all but 2 squares have something growing in them. The bad news? The zucchini seeds I planted were eaten by slugs. Boo! Since it’s too late in the season to Read More >>
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Wow! Check out this email {and all the juicy photos I received from Holly in Harlem, New York! Hi Mavis! I have been reading your blog since late winter/early spring of this year and I just love it. My husband Max (I call him Massimo!) and I bought our apartment in Harlem in NYC last Read More >>
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