The Great Gatsby is a book almost everyone has read, and enjoyed and the movie came out last weekend. We haven't seen it yet, but its on the to do list. When thinking of the movie I wanted to pick a 'Gatsby' like cocktail. I immediately thought of my DC Rickey Cocktail, which is one ...
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Spring has finally arrived and I have been spending countless hours each day enjoying the garden. This year I am not even a grumpy weed puller I am so happy to just be able to finally get out there. Compared to last year the garden is a bit over a month behind on its growth ...
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I came upon this recipe via David Leite at Leite's Culinaria. He was showcasing this recipe from the cookbook Four Seasons: A Year of Italian Food written by Manuela Darling-Gansser. I knew immediately after reading the ingredients that I wanted to try this Baked Ricotta. It's like lasagna without the noodles and sauce. I served it along ...
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Tomorrow is Mother's Day, so I hope all of you Mom's out there have a Happy and Loving Mothers Day. My boys say they have a surprise for me? I wonder what it will be? I have asked for a gardening bench to put in the new meadow garden that I have growing. It looks beautiful ...
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It is Asparagus season. Even though you can get asparagus throughout the year, the spears you buy now are much more flavorful and nutritious. Manly because the produce does not have to travel far to arrive at your grocer. Select bright green asparagus with closed, compact, and firm tips. Also look for cut ends that are ...
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Cinco de Mayo (Spanish for "fifth of May") is a celebration held on May 5. Cinco de Mayo marks an outnumbered Mexican army’s victory over an invading French army on May 5, 1862, in Puebla, east of Mexico City. To show your support for this important holiday you must drink a margarita. Here is the cocktail ...
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Being an Organic Gardner means I have to accept that my produce may have holes and unsightly blemishes from pests. The trade off is that I am feeding my family and myself 100% clean food that has no poison on it or in it. When you use pesticides and herbicides in a garden they do not ...
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On Saturday the weather was warm and I had the whole day to do what I wanted. After breakfast with my son, he went home to mow the lawn and I ran to the nursery to pick up a few tomato, pepper, and zucchini plants. I spent a few hours out in the garden and ...
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Last Saturday night we went out to dinner with a group of friends to a new Italian Restaurant that opened here in Cincinnati, called Sotto, **AMAZING** pasta. However, because its new and hot, and we had a party of eight our reservations were pretty early. After we enjoyed an amazing dinner the eight of us ...
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On the heels of my post yesterday on why all The Bees Are Dying, I thought I would show you guys how to set up a beehive. It can be a very scary idea setting up and caring for bees so I thought I would do a quick YouTube Tutorial. Let me know if it ...
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Over last winter all four of my beehives died. Liz who is my beekeeping teacher and helper lost almost 3/4 of all her hives. We weren't sure what happened. I knew in late fall right before winter that the hives were gone. There was no activity and a quick peek inside showed empty hives. When ...
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Everyone should know how to poach an egg, not only because it is the lowest fat method for cooking eggs, but because so many delicious recipes call for a poached egg. One poached egg contains 69 calories, 4.7 g of fat and 185 mg of cholesterol. As always, the freshest eggs will make the best poached ...
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Hi, I am Amy, and I am a confessed Food Lover, Garden Addict and Photo Junkie!
During the day you can find me in my garden or kitchen, and most likely my camera won’t be far. When I am not at home I like to head to the gym, or stretch out at hot yoga. I didn’t really start cooking and baking until I got married and I needed to feed my family!
