4-Ingredient No-Churn Ice Cream
Make your own ice cream...without an ice cream maker! Just 4 ingredients come together for perfectly smooth and rich frozen delight. Top with ingredients of your choosing or you can …
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Mexican Grilled Chicken Salad
Perfect for serving to guests on a lazy, summer afternoon, this delicious salad is bursting with flavor and packed with protein. Start with a mix of fresh iceberg lettuce topped …
Plant Parenthood
New Year’s Resolution: With no kids left at home to parent, George and I will focus our inexhaustible supply of energy on our garden. Maybe a few extra plants will …
My Expensive Hill Farming Habit
In Vermont the words “hill farm” mean different things to different people. To visitors, especially those so besotted with the rolling green mountains that they start perusing the real estate …
Growing From Seed
Late last Spring there were suddenly potted flowers in bloom for sale everywhere, offering an instant Summer garden. They were very tempting. But I began wondering how they fit in: …
Our Great Giant Pumpkin
It all started when my newly minted husband, Paul, and I bought our first house. We stood on the back porch, surveying our empty yard. There were no trees, no …
My Dinosaur Bromeliad
Hey, Mom,” my nine-year-old son Andy called to me from the living room. “Brett wants to know about your new plant. What is it?” …
Beer Can Chili
For me, Beer Can Chili is the ultimate comfort food—perfect for keeping warm during outdoor gatherings or for cozy nights in with family. But this recipe isn’t your average chili. …
The Great Tomato Fight of 1957
Warm and fuzzy were not two adjectives used to describe my grandmother. With two rocks in her apron pocket, she might have tipped the scales at 100 pounds. …
