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The Best Whole Wheat Pizza Crust Ever! (and it’s easy, too!)

Those of you who have been around the blog for a while will know how much I love my Friday Night Pizza. The recipe has been a staple in our house for several years, and I almost always have a … Continue reading

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My New Favourite Gardening Book

We have a whole shelf in our book-filled house dedicated to gardening.  Last year I posted a list of my favourites, and since then I have a list a mile long of books I have read from the library, and … Continue reading

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Harvesting Herbs

  I know I haven’t been writing here as much as usual.  Thanks to all of you who have stuck with me through this busy time and still read my posts.  You mean the world to me! We have been … Continue reading

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Herbs in My Garden: Lovage, Lavender and Mint

How are your gardens coming along?  I am away from mine this week, but when I left the vegetable garden was coming along well (despite an attack of cabbage worms along with our cucumber beetles) and I had just finished getting … Continue reading

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Garden Harvest Cooking: Refreshing cucumber and lemon herb-infused water

We have had some hot weather here over the last few days.  And on a steamy hot day, what better for cooling and refreshing than a cold glass of water?  But somehow, water can seem a little ordinary.  But add … Continue reading

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Garden Harvest Cooking – Creamy Yogurt Salad Dressing

The gardens are planted, the weeding is done (for now!) and it is time to enjoy the first of the garden’s harvest.  Fresh leaves of all kinds are poking up in my garden, perfect for pairing with radishes, asparagus, strawberries, … Continue reading

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More Herbs in My Garden: Dill, Lemon Balm, and Marjoram

How are your gardens coming?  With all the wet weather, we’ve been experiencing a slow start this year, but the potatoes and onions are flourishing and I ate my first radish yesterday!  Today I will continue my series on herbs … Continue reading

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The Herbs in my Garden – Basil, Chives, and Cilantro

For the next few weeks, while the garden plants are settling in or sprouting, I thought I would feature the herbs that I grow in my garden.  Next to tomatoes, they are the garden plants I get asked about the most. … Continue reading

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What’s Growing in the Garden in September..er..October

The air is getting cooler, the leaves are changing colour, and the gardening season is winding down.  I realized today that I had not yet taken September photos of the garden, but as it is only the 2nd October, I … Continue reading

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Home Grown Chamomile Tea (almost)

I was really excited to try growing chamomile in my garden this year, as it seemed such a neat thing to do, to grow your own tea.  I planted the seeds in a pot (away from the deer!) and anxiously … Continue reading

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