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Monthly Archive: May 2011
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May 24
Woops! I accidentally made pineapple-infused vodka!
Share the love Now, what cocktail should I make? Poor me, right? Today was a day I didn’t mind cleaning out my refrigerator because little did I know there was a yummy surprise waiting for me. As I was getting rid of old leftovers and composting lettuce that turned into (ahem) liquid, I found a …
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May 23
Curried Spaghetti Squash Soup with Roasted Vegetables
Share the love Spaghetti squash is admired for it’s spaghetti-like strands it gets when cooked and scraped from its shell. Available year round, spaghetti squash is low in calories (1 cup has 41 calories), is high in fiber and a “friend” to those on low carbohydrate diets. Today’s recipe is one that you …
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May 16
Drinking new life from those tired herbs
Share the love Hello everyone! Today’s post is brought to you by Andrew Odom – author, designer, community manager, homesteader, and (some would say) dreamer. Let’s face it. Herbs can become a bit stale sometimes. And no, I don’t mean tasteless or unpalatable from age but rather stale…as in old from familiarity. Most gardeners begin …
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May 09
DIY-Succulent Hanging Wall Basket
Share the love Vertical gardening, green walls and living wall art has certainly become the trend in garden design. Companies like Wooly Pocket, Smith & Hawken, and Elt Living Wall Panels have come out with wall planting systems that allow you to create vertical gardens on indoor walls and the outside of buildings. For …
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May 02
Quick & Easy Broiled Salmon Chirashi
Share the love The May 2011 issue of Sunset magazine (page 120) features a “Fast & Fresh” recipe called Simple Salmon Chirashi. After a day of working in the garden I was wanting a meal that not only quick and simple, but bursting with flavor. Here is my variation of the recipe that I prepared with the ingredients I always …
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