Category Archives: gardening

Eat Cheap and Seasonally with Zucchini Pasta Toss

Posted on July 30, 2013 by This Woman Writes

Now that I’ve drawn you in with the term zucchini, allow me to admit that this recipe will NOT get rid of all your excess garden zucchini — just one of the things — so don’t give up on pestering … Continue reading →

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Grocery Saving Tip: Question the Bananas

Posted on July 5, 2013 by This Woman Writes

If you have kids, you know that there are lots of ways to drive them nuts, beginning with how you breathe. Last summer, however, I discovered a new way of driving my son to inarticulate distraction: I bought bananas. The … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Too Much Zucchini! Muffins

Posted on July 4, 2013 by This Woman Writes

Last month, in a moment of insanity, I decided that one zucchini plant wouldn’t be enough, so I planted six more. Fortunately, they’re still getting their garden legs, because my one plant is outdoing itself, single-plantedly populating our county with … Continue reading →

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Garden Produce — To Can or Not to Can

Posted on June 27, 2013 by This Woman Writes

In every relationship, there comes a point to be brutally honest with one another, and you and I, Dear Reader, have reached that point. There is something that you need to know about me. I don’t preserve produce from my … Continue reading →

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Irises Don’t Smell

Posted on May 24, 2013 by This Woman Writes

Especially if you have teenagers, you can go through each day feeling as if no one listens to a thing that you say, but let me assure you, your words make a difference. I Love You is always impacting, as … Continue reading →

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Customer Service and Too Many Male Kiwi Plants

Posted on May 17, 2013 by This Woman Writes

If you’re looking for a basil plant, or oregano, or even rosemary, you can pretty much announce this on the city sidewalks and someone will shove one of these into your hand, but if you want a tarragon plant, even … Continue reading →

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Fried Dandelions

Posted on April 15, 2013 by This Woman Writes

From Start Your Week with Steve, the weekly e-mail newsletter of Steve Henderson Fine Art “Today my 18-year-old son wanted to make fried dandelions for lunch, a suggestion that initially didn’t meet with much excitement. “But he’s a determined sort, and … Continue reading →

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Kitchen Failures — Sometimes They’re Delicious

Posted on March 21, 2013 by This Woman Writes

This weekend, the Son and Heir was indescribably excited about making Gjetost (yay-toast), a Norwegian “cheese” produced by simmering whey for 12 hours until it reduces to a creamy, caramelized concoction. Norwegian children apparently eat it spread it on their … Continue reading →

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Cheap, Practical — and Sort of Odd — Gift Giving

Posted on March 1, 2013 by This Woman Writes

Last Christmas, because everybody was in financially challenging situations, we agreed to go cheap on gifts — for everyone, that is, but the Toddler, who simultaneously performs the function of daughter/granddaughter/niece, depending upon who is talking about her. As grandparents, … Continue reading →

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If Pumpkins Were Money, I’d Be Rich

Posted on January 17, 2013 by This Woman Writes

I just love getting stuff for free. Mind you, I’m not talking about taking advantage of people, finding any way I can to avoid paying someone a fair price for something they have made or done. No, I’m talking pumpkin … Continue reading →