A bumper crop of cherry tomatoes makes for sweet, scrum-delyicious Oven 'Sun-Dried' Tomatoes to be used on everything from homemade pizza to chicken cutlets in tomato cream. Best part is, the method is largely hands-off. Among the zillion recipes floating around for use of cherry tomatoes is to make homemade sun-dried tomatoes....in your oven. Oven...
Gardening
A Simple Rose Arrangement
I am posting just before Valentine’s Day, as this the holiday with all its boxes of chocolate and paper hearts, has inspired me. Wish you had the flair to assemble A Simple Rose Arrangement? I am here to share my own tips for making any bunch of store-bought flowers look elegant. And yes, I...
A Beautiful Fall Arrangement
I am by no means an expert but like consider myself to be an enthusiastic flower “hobbyist”. Nothing brings a house to life like fresh flowers, and while buying professional bouquets pretty much guarantees a gorgeous temporary display, I find it way more satisfying to put together a beautiful fall arrangement with florals from...
The Argument for Herbs
As a home cook and a food blogger, I am a big proponent of fresh food, the home garden, and the argument for herbs. As a home cook and a food blogger, I am a big proponent of fresh food, the home garden, and the argument for herbs. Because I am constantly professing 'fresh,'...
The Allure of Things 'Aged'; My Romance With Weathered Containers
It's as if I have always sought them out; if broken or chipped, all the better. There is something timeless, if it's character-marked enough, about a weather pot. They sentry our gardens, silently declaring "I have endured the severest of which Mother Nature has since directed my way." I've had my best luck finding...
Basil - Summer's Loudest Member of the Garden
Out of all the annual herbs, Basil is probably the one that screams “Summer” the loudest. Fresh basil from the garden lifts any tomato dish straight into the ‘Now That’s Italian’ category. I was forced into what Lowe’s had left on a Sunday afternoon after a busy weekend back in the Spring. I purchased two...
The Southern Porch - Subtle Flamboyancy
I'm a proponent of 'no matter what you do or do not have, make the best of it and do it up LARGE.' I say this in large part because the current home I occupy is somewhat stifling from a designers standpoint. I have high double porticoes in the front which, while aesthetic, limit their...
Gaze Upon Green: A Springtime Basket How-To
While still living in New Jersey, and dealing with what could some years be described as hopeless and never ending winters, I coped by visiting greenhouses and nurseries all but financially stunted by the unrelenting snow and ice. It was the smell of fresh dirt I sought. Our senses can act as mighty altruists to...
