Planning a Backyard Orchard You Can Harvest Year-Round
Whether spring or fall, both are great times to start your backyard orchard! If you've been following along for some time, you know that when we bought our house, it …
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Winter Squash Bread
If you’ve ever grown zucchini, you’ve heard all the jokes about too much of a good thing. Chances are, you’ve baked your share of zucchini bread. Well, this Winter Squash …
How to Grow Lingonberries and 3 Ways to Use Them
Whenever I hear about lingonberries, I’m teleported to the scene in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (the O.G. film with Gene Wilder) where the kids are licking wallpaper. The …
Floret About It: 5 Easy Cauliflower Dishes
I have a confession: I’ve spent more time with cauliflower than I ever thought possible. For over a decade, I was hired during the keto craze to develop recipes for …
Green and White Unite in a Broccoli-Cauliflower Salad
It’s a love story for the ages: two vegetables, once seen as culinary opposites, have come together in perfect harmony. Broccoli and cauliflower, the ultimate dynamic duo, prove that opposites …
A Backyard Christmas Tree Farm
I've always wanted to run a Christmas tree farm. Maybe it's because my aunt and uncle owned one of those Christmas tree lots as a kid, and I spent a …
Maple Sweet Potato Shepherd’s Pie
Every year, when the maple leaves start turning and sweet potatoes appear at my local farmers' market, I find myself craving dishes that capture the essence of the season. This …
Maple-Roasted Beets and Butternut Squash with Caramelized Onions, Sage and Cranberries
Roasted beets and butternut squash are a perfect balance of sweet and savory. Add in a little maple syrup and they caramelize ever so gently. This side dish is also …
Citrus-Cranberry French Toast Bake
You know how some flavor combinations just make perfect sense? Orange and cranberry are like that for me. Ever since I started making my own cranberry sauce for Thanksgiving (game-changer, …
Do Cranberries Grow in Water? You Might Be Surprised!
I'll never forget the day I stumbled upon a cranberry bush at my local farm. There they were, these vibrant red berries nestled among the leaves, nowhere near the watery …
