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The weather has been crazy good here up in the Pacific Northwest this summer and it’s hard to believe gardening season will be coming to a close pretty soon. Well, not technically coming to a close… we’ve still got plenty of things to grow around here in the winter months, but for things like fresh beans Read More >>
Last night The Girl and I picked a whopping 3 quarts of blueberries. Talk about a bumper crop. We planted 12 blueberry bushes the second spring after we moved in and this is the first year we’ve been able to pick this many berries. When I planted the blueberry bushes I choose 6 different varieties Read More >>
Tonight we are having Asian noodle salad for dinner. This dish is served cold and is great to make ahead of time. Kale, bok choy and Swiss chard all work great for this recipe. It’s one of the HH’s favorites. Here is the recipe. I hope you like it, we sure do. Ingredients 8 oz Read More >>
I stumbled onto an NPR article today titled: Is It Time to Cool It On Kale Already? Well, I am sure you can imagine my excitement. I immediately clicked over to read the whole article, hoping it would justify my loathing mild distaste for Kale. I have to admit, even though I was willing to get on board, Read More >>
The other day Madam Chow {from Madam Chow’s Kitchen} left me her recipe for sauteed kale with Parmesan cheese so I thought I would give it a try. And guess what? It tasted so good I forgot I was even eating kale {well almost!}. 😉 Kale, it’s good for you. Go eat some. Ingredients 1 Read More >>
