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Share the love A good foodie friend mine recently tagged me in one of her Facebook notes and the title of the note read, “DELISH PUMPKIN SEED BRITTLE- WARNING–HIGHLY ADDICTIVE!!”, and believe me, this caught my attention! As I read through the recipe I knew it is going to be a keeper because …
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Permanent link to this article: http://dirtandmartinis.com/2011/11/04/warning-highly-addictive-pumpkin-seed-brittle/
Share the love As I type it is still dark outside and the thermometer is reading 27°F. Today my compost heap is going to get an extremely large addition of plants that were frozen overnight. Before the frost hit I dug up and repotted some herbs and brought them indoors, did one last final harvest of green …
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Permanent link to this article: http://dirtandmartinis.com/2011/10/26/hello-frost-goodbye-veggies/
Share the love I used to be discourage with all the green tomatoes I had on my hands as soon as Fall hit and because of that frustration all my green tomatoes ended up in the compost heap. Yes, I was composting perfectly good tomatoes that would have been ideal for many dishes that call for …
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Permanent link to this article: http://dirtandmartinis.com/2011/10/13/green-tomato-chutney-and-fresh-peach-sauce/
Share the love Happy Fall everyone! I have something very exciting to share with my readers. I grew potatoes for the first time this year and am happy to announce I just made my first harvest of beautiful red potatoes! If you have grown potatoes before you know that there is nothing more captivating then scraping the soil …
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Permanent link to this article: http://dirtandmartinis.com/2011/10/10/my-first-potato-harvest-and-potato-leek-soup/
Share the love Who doesn’t like a little nibble during cocktail hour or a small plate of hors d’oeuvres to snack on before a dinner party? Starters that are quick and easy to prepare can set the mood for a party that’s guaranteed to be stress free. With some quality ingredients, beautiful colors and flavors combined …
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Permanent link to this article: http://dirtandmartinis.com/2011/09/27/baked-goat-cheese-appetizer/
Permanent link to this article: http://dirtandmartinis.com/2011/09/21/tomatoes-wordless-wednesday/
Permanent link to this article: http://dirtandmartinis.com/2011/09/07/echinacea-wordless-wednesday/
Permanent link to this article: http://dirtandmartinis.com/2011/08/24/some-sort-of-thistle-wordless-wednesday/
Share the love Not junky bad, but junky good! I realize it is appalling for some people to use junk in the garden but not to me. Most of my garden “art” is aged, rusty, and weird but in my eyes it’s interesting to look at and the BEST part- most of it was free! I admit …
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Permanent link to this article: http://dirtandmartinis.com/2011/08/23/the-dirt-and-martinis-junky-garden/
Share the love I recently shared some cool and refreshing summer cocktail recipes over at the inspiring J. Peterson Garden Design blog and wanted to make sure you didn’t miss these 3 mouth watering recipes. But first, I want to introduce you to the lovely Jenny Peterson, owner of J. Peterson Garden Design in Austin Texas. …
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Permanent link to this article: http://dirtandmartinis.com/2011/08/22/3-cool-cocktails-to-beat-the-summer-sizzle/