mushrooms

Spinach and Mushroom Risotto

Spinach and Mushroom Risotto

Risotto is a classic Italian dish renowned for its creamy texture, rich flavors, and comforting appeal. This Spinach and Mushroom Risotto takes the traditional recipe to the next level by  …
Easy Spinach Pie

Easy Spinach Pie

Buttery phyllo dough, creamy spinach and rich cheese come together in an appetizer that’s sure to delight. Scoring the squares into the top layer of the dough before baking ensures  …
The Great Seedling Safari

The Great Seedling Safari

After more decades than I care to count—let’s just call them “mini decades”—I’ve come to accept a hard truth about myself: I have purchased thousands of seedlings.  …
How Dry WAS It?

How Dry WAS It?

That garden, you see, really IS (as I have previously reported/claimed) carved out of a small corner of old-growth forest. I had to take down about six trees to clear  …
Guilt-Free Zucchini Lasagna

Guilt-Free Zucchini Lasagna

I have been having so much fun using vegetables in new and exciting ways. There is something satisfying about taking a classic dish and updating it to incorporate more veggies.  …
27 Vegetable Storage Secrets

27 Vegetable Storage Secrets

When you’ve spent months nurturing your garden, the last thing you want is for your precious vegetables to wilt, rot, or otherwise go to waste. As a food gardening enthusiast,  …
My Compost Pile: A World Unto Itself

My Compost Pile: A World Unto Itself

It’s a bright, breezy Saturday, first week of June—a fine time to be a backyard composter here in southern New England. I wander outside to check up on my pile,  …