This recipe cooks for almost 3 hours resulting in very tender cabbage and onions which have been infused with apples, bacon and butter! Perfect side served with pork chops and cornbread muffins.Cabbage has always been included in my “favorite list of veggies” since growing a bunch of heads for sauerkraut when I had my 40×120′ … Continue reading
It is October 9th and some of my flowers like nasturtiums are flourishing and so are the bees hoping for one or two last tastes of nectar so necessary for the well-being of their hives. Is Fall ever coming to Southern Michigan? This is one happy bee! This is one happy bumblebee! This little bee … Continue reading
A few weeks ago I shared my favorite Greek Salad but wanted to also post the recipe for the runner up, which is Panera Bread Restaurant. I recently made four different vinaigrettes searching for the perfect recipe to suit my palate. The ingredients can vary to your taste but it’s the vinaigrette which ties it all … Continue reading
What a pleasant surprise to find this visitor in my garden. While watering my plants I noticed something flying around and at first I thought it was a hummingbird hovering over my flowers. But after watching this busy “creature” for a short time I knew it was the “hummer look-alike” moth who has fast beating wings … Continue reading
Look who surprised me while I harvested my lettuce in one of my garden containers. As I started to cut this lettuce out he popped – some kind of a tree frog perhaps? He also looks like he’s shedding his skin! June 6th – I think my little guest is a Cope’s Gray Tree Fog. They … Continue reading
Some know I moved from my 1 acre home with lots of flower/veggie/herb beds, trees and shrubs. I am now gardening in containers on my small deck attached to my condo which is not quite the same but still enjoyable. One thing for sure there is a lot less work! My garden so far includes … Continue reading
Basil season is over here in Michigan and what better way to use this flavorful herb than in a vinaigrette. Saying goodbye to summer… I served this salad with a Paradiso Reserve, Caramelized Onion and Prosciutto Pizza…
Does this recipe say summer, or what! This is a favorite Italian pasta dish loved by many and Marcella Hazan said no single dish is more delicious in the entire Italian pasta repertory. I certainly can see why and you will too if you make it. This recipe uses a method of preparing pasta with … Continue reading
Just this morning look who came to visit… wish I would have taken a better shot of this beautiful swallowtail butterfly. Looks like something was munching on a wing 🙂 You can see the straw-like tongue trying to slurp up the nectar of the flowers. I really think it recently left its chrysalis as it … Continue reading
My swallowtail caterpillar before becoming a beautiful butterfly. They just love parsley as there were two on this plant. I took this shot on July 23, 2017! Even though I only have a container garden this year I still can enjoy the beauty of nature. Downsizing from an acre to containers was hard but … Continue reading