Harvesting Your Blueberries
Ready to Pick?
Think of your first year of setting the plants as an investment in the future. You may not get many berries your first season. Once a plant is …
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Eating the Rainbow
A lot of nutritionists these days are urging us to eat our way through the color wheel. The Seven Day Color Diet, for example, first popularized in 2003, suggests choosing …
How to Prune Blueberry Bushes
When you decide to plant blueberry bushes, it can be pretty exciting. You imagine skipping the trek to the blueberry farm, and frolicking in your backyard instead, plucking plump blueberries …
Week 3: Blueberries
Blueberries are a bit of an oddity in the culinary world. Tart and sweet at the same time, they don’t fit into any flavor category. Chicken, however, is just so …
Classic Rhubarb Pie
Skip the commonly-included strawberries and stick to the classic all-rhubarb rhubarb pie. Simple ingredients make for a stunning dessert. From counter to oven to table in just over an hour. …
Fresh Orange Freeze Pops
Remember summer as a kid? In the heat of the day, someone’s mom would come out and offer everyone popsicles as a sweet way to cool off. Some days we’d …
Nutrient-Rich Kale Smoothie
I love greens. Whether it's spinach (thanks, Popeye) or collard greens or dandelion greens, some greens on the plate make every meal better as far as I'm concerned. I couldn't …
Greek Yogurt Breakfast Bark
I don't know if I'm supposed to say this, but prior to this recipe, I'd never had breakfast bark. I've always thought of bark as a holiday dessert. Specifically, in …
The Best Way to Freeze Fruit and Berries for Baking
In the days before I knew the best way to freeze fruit and berries, I put around five pounds of fresh blueberries in my freezer. We had gone blueberry picking, …
How to Grow Your Own Smoothie in Containers
Smoothies are my secret weapon to sneak vegetables and fruits into my toddler’s (and husband’s) diet. With a few base ingredients, you can add just about any type of fruit …
