How to Prune Tomato Plants, Peppers, Cucumbers and More
If you're new to vegetable gardening, you might see the six-pack of tomato sprouts at your local gardening center and think, "Wow, what a deal!" What you might not realize …
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15 Best Veggies to Plant in Spring for an Early Harvest
Some delicious vegetable crops can take months to mature. And while I’m more than happy to get my hands dirty and play the long game, I also need to have …
Planting Grandpa’s Garden
Two years ago this month, Randy-my husband-and I bought my grandfather's house. The house is in northern Vermont, on the shores of Lake Champlain, within spitting distance of Canada: driving …
Garden Basil & Caramelized Onion Chicken Burgers
There’s something undeniably magical about biting into a burger that hits every note—sweet, smoky, herbaceous, and juicy—yet still feels light enough for summer eating. That’s exactly what these caramelized onion …
Dill & Caper Cream Sauce
Friends, let me introduce you to the sauce that will make you feel like a fancy restaurant chef while requiring approximately zero actual culinary skills! This dreamy, creamy Dill & …
Zesty Lemon-Rosemary Butter Sauce
Let's have a moment of appreciation for butter, shall we? That magical ingredient that makes everything taste better and somehow convinces children to eat things they'd otherwise reject with dramatic …
10 Helpful Plants for Bug Control in Your Kitchen Garden
The joy of growing a kitchen garden in your yard is imagining the delicious recipes and meals you’ll create using your home-grown herbs and vegetables. Do you know what gets …
Why Vegetables Grown Above Ground Are Beloved by Health Nuts
Let’s talk about health. No, I’m not your doctor, and no, I’m not about to make you feel guilty about the fact that you didn’t exercise yesterday. I, too, may …
Chicken Cordon Bleu
When Gail and I signed up for a cooking class in Lyon, we expected good food—but what we got was pure magic. We learned to craft Chicken Cordon Bleu, asparagus …
Asparagus with Hollandaise Sauce
In a sunlit kitchen in Lyon, amid laughter and the clatter of utensils, Gail and I discovered just how extraordinary simplicity can be. As part of a French cooking class, …
