So, I’ve been in battle this week. A battle against red aphids on the chili pepper plants. I’ve tossed one plant and sprayed the other one with soapy suds in hopes that it’ll come through. It literally looks like someone’s taken a pair of scissors to the leaves in some spots and just chopped…
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Tonight we’re devouring this bread with a little homemade pulled pork, limey cabbage and carrot slaw, and some lima bean and charred corn succotash. Jealous? You should be, it’s a delicious summer meal. The work life is slowing down now for a few weeks which means an extra day off here and there… and…
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As I watch the tomato vines grow hairier despite recent rain and wind whipping, and find myself constantly repositioning pots and crates, I’m coming to know which of our green pets will do well here and which might be best avoided next year. I’m finding the sunshine actually swaths the entire balcony in glorious light from sunup…
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Sorry for the absence, we’ve been moving over the course of the last few weeks and I haven’t had much time for baking! Finally we’re moved in, organized, and set up- so it’s time for a new post. This is a recipe from my boyfriend’s grandmother, so naturally I have to scope it out.…
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