Let me introduce you to the Sungold Tomato. This is the first year I’ve grown this prolific plant and it will definitely have a place in the garden in the future. Sungolds are an indeterminate tomato which means that it will keep growing bearing fruit throughout the season. They need to be staked or supported…
Category: Recipes
Slow Food – Homemade Yogurt
This morning I stood at my stove stirring a pot of warming milk. The smell was comforting; it reminded me of childhood and hot chocolate and butterscotch pudding. The meditative stirring took me back to cold winter mornings when I stirred pots of porridge for my children’s breakfast. The comforting smell of warm milk reminded me…
A Day In Retiree Life
I spent some time in my garden this morning. Traditionally, here in Kamloops, the May long weekend is the time where it’s deemed safe to plant your garden. I pushed the envelope by planting my peas in late March (and they’re doing wonderful, thank you very much!) and radishes, lettuce, and carrots in late April…
Kale. It’s What’s For Dinner
Have you discovered kale yet? Gerry and I were introduced to it earlier this year when my daughter-in-love used it in a tasty salad when we were visiting. We enjoyed it so much that it’s become a regular feature at our house. In addition to the recipe from my DIL I’ve also adapted a Weight Watcher’s…
My New Favorite Vegetable
They’re everywhere this time of year. Squash. They come in a seemingly-endless assortment of shapes, sizes, and colors. If you’re like me you may have found one or two you like and you’ve stuck with those tried-and-true favorites over the years. For me it’s been butternut squash: cut it in half, scoop out the seeds,…