Mouthwatering Garlic-Kissed Grilled Eggplant Steaks
Let me tell you about the day garlic-kissed grilled eggplant steaks waltzed into my life and turned my whole world upside down. Imagine me, standing in the produce aisle, staring …
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Grilled Eggplant Steaks with Garlic and Basil
You'd never know it now, but I used to be one of those people who didn't love eggplant. My exposure to it was mostly in the form of a poorly …
Silky Smooth Roasted Eggplant Soup to Warm Your Soul
This Eggplant Soup all started innocently enough. In a fit of quarantine-induced gardening enthusiasm, I decided to plant a few eggplant seedlings. "A few" quickly turned into "way too many" …
Cheesy Spinach-Stuffed Eggplant Rollatini to Impress
My love affair with eggplant rollatini with spinach began during my quest to go gluten-free. I'd been dealing with some digestive issues, and my doctor suggested I try cutting out …
Turkeys on Parade: A Daily March Through My Backyard
From my desk, I can see the entire backyard and the slough beyond it. Every day, just around noon, a family of wild turkeys embarks on a slow march across ...
Bountiful Basil
I’ve always had a soft spot for basil. There’s something magical about this herb that brings a touch of Summer to every dish and garden.
(almost) Ground Zero
We interrupt our regularly scheduled garden story . . . because we have been severely interrupted ourselves. By Hurricane Helene. North Carolina’s Asheville—and our outlying community of Fairview—were the areas ...
An Apple a Day?
In the crisp, refreshing days of Autumn, there’s perhaps no fruit more emblematic of the season than the humble apple. Whether bobbing for them at harvest festivals or biting into ...
I know, but at least it’s not an old toilet out there by the road
Way back when, I decided to stop buying cheap (not ‘inexpensive’; I mean cheap!) gas grills that lasted about as long as a Bic lighter (I would have said Bic ...
The November Garden: Embracing the Seasonal Lull
Ah, November - the month when the Earth's axial tilt starts playing tricks on us gardeners. Did you know that during this time, the Northern Hemisphere is tilting away from ...
