Monthly Archives: December 2006

So, in this beloved mess of a house, I couldn’t find my Julia Child, The Way to Cook cookbook, and remembered I posted the French Onion Soup recipe on IdahoGardener last winter sometime. Sometime INDEED. December 30th. Just one year … Continue reading →

You will NOT believe what I just did……..well, some of you will believe most anything about me. You will be right. I just placed an order, for next spring, for new plants from High Country Gardens. I ordered one of … Continue reading →

No kidding. I have been in a major funk for days. Maybe even months. OK, since the dog passed away on April 29th. I have never missed anyone so much. For a 50 pounder, she sure packed a lot of … Continue reading →

I have to thank Lady Loretta of PomagranatesandPaper for this, go to >www.gotfruitcake.com. Just click on the words to the left and you can make your own masterpiece. Yummers. And no dirty dishes or disgusted looks.

Rosemary for remembrance. It works. When I went out to harvest some today, shaking the snow off the sturdy bush, whiffing the stringent, delishus fragrance as I walked back into the kitchen, I was reminded. Reminded THATwas the very reason … Continue reading →

Since I am not stuck in Denver, just cheerfully stuck in the kitchen, I say, let it snow! We have over two inches of the white stuff and it looks like Christmas. Boise’s track record is just one in four … Continue reading →

This quote is on the Kitchen Garden International website and I love it: “The industrial eater is, in fact, one who does not know that eating is an agricultural act, who no longer knows or imagines the connections between eating … Continue reading →

I am not completely sure how I got to this site, but it is fascinating installation garden(?) or art. Some of you will think the question mark goes next to the word art. To each his own. I love the … Continue reading →

I love Henriette’s Herbal Blog. The woman is an absolute stitch: welcome to the bark side. Heeheehee. You will especially love the story about the naming of the beloved strawberry. Today is the day I get my butt in gear … Continue reading →

For the gardener who has everything and still some space on their bookshelf, here is the big ticket Christmas item: Emily Dickinson’s Herbarium (albeit a digital copy from the one stored at Harvard). From the looks of it, it would … Continue reading →