I have been keeping track of everything that we harvest from our little garden. Amazes me to see all this produce come out of our little garden every year.
July garden update
cherry gleaning
Picking cherries is a lot of fun, especially when you only visit one or two trees, and when you eat almost as many as you pick!
backyard blueberry harvest
A handful of blueberries are the first fruits from our backyard garden
gundruk in the Burgh
When you serve me something I've never seen or heard of before, YOU HAVE MY ATTENTION!
grow and measure
I garden for the love of it, and of course it provides organic food for my family. But how much food comes from this small garden? This year I'm going to find out.
garlic mustard
Have you ever seen a plant like this? Clumps of it have been appearing my yard this spring. It kind of reminds me of wasabi. The roots smell like garlic. Could it be edible? Tom Patterson at Wild Purveyors says... yes!
baker’s problem, chef’s solution
I was so absorbed in learning the new art of bread baking that I forgot to use decades of kitchen training to solve a basic problem
baker's problem, chef's solution
I was so absorbed in learning the new art of bread baking that I forgot to use decades of kitchen training to solve a basic problem
getting serious about fresh-ground coffee
I usually advise people to focus on the basics in the kitchen, but some luxuries--like a fancy coffee grinder--can be worth having, especially if you use them every day.
“Hoppy Hour” a great choice for beer lovers and valentines
If you're still trying to think of something fun to do on Valentine's Day, I have a suggestion for you. Last week I attended the first "Hoppy Hour" event scheduled by the Giant Eagle Market District in Robinson. Hoppy Hours are beer tastings intended to showcase various breweries, where you can sample selections from the …
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Dinner with Daniel 