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Permanent link to this article: http://dirtandmartinis.com/2011/05/25/ice-on-lupine-wordless-wednesday/
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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Permanent link to this article: http://dirtandmartinis.com/2011/05/24/woops-i-accidentally-made-pineapple-infused-vodka/
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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Permanent link to this article: http://dirtandmartinis.com/2011/05/23/curried-spaghetti-squash-soup-with-roasted-vegetables/
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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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Permanent link to this article: http://dirtandmartinis.com/2011/05/09/diy-succulent-hanging-wall-basket/
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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Permanent link to this article: http://dirtandmartinis.com/2011/05/02/quick-easy-broiled-salmon-chirashi/
Share the love Wouldn’t you agree that gardens are enhanced with the addition of birds? When you set a birdbath, hummingbird feeder, birdhouses or seed you are guaranteed to get a variety of birds all throughout the year. Where I live the winters are LONG. Let’s just say the last of the snow has …
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Permanent link to this article: http://dirtandmartinis.com/2011/04/21/homemade-bird-seed-balls/
Share the love Borage is new to me. I admit I knew nothing about it until I sowed some borage seeds that were given to me. As the plant started to grow I realized that I had no idea what to do with it. Is it a flower, can you eat it, is it …
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Permanent link to this article: http://dirtandmartinis.com/2011/04/17/borage-beneficial-beautiful-and-edible/
Permanent link to this article: http://dirtandmartinis.com/2011/04/13/happy-boom-boom-wine-wednesday/
Share the love Gnocchi (pronounced nyoh-kee) and meaning “lump” in the Italian language are delicious dumplings that are served in the same way you would serve pasta, with sauces such as tomato, basil pesto, creamy alfredo, chard and white beans or simply with butter, sage and cheese. Typically made with potato, gnocchi can also …
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Permanent link to this article: http://dirtandmartinis.com/2011/04/10/the-1-1-1-ricotta-gnocchi/
