We have picnicked through beautiful upstate New York, napped through Massachusetts and after a quick jaunt through New Hampshire (where apparently you can ride a bicycle on the highway, text while driving without a seat belt and possible do it all on a motorcycle without a helmet) we have made it to Maine. We’re in Portland […]
Project 365: week twenty six: June 25th, 2011 – July 1st, 2011
June 25th, 2011 Hazel meets a skunk. June 26th, 2011 Rebecca picks strawberries in the garden. June 27th, 2011 Potato blossoms. June 28th, 2011 Mint for more quinao salad. June 29th, 2011 This is what summer looks like at our house. June 30th, 2011 Squash blossom. I think its a patty pan but really it […]
project 365: week twenty five: June 18th, 2011 – June 24th, 2011
June 18th, 2011 First skinned knees ever. June 19th, 2011 Quinoa Salad June 20th, 2011 Sigh. June 21st, 2011 Pesto! June 22nd, 2011The first Ontario Strawberries of the season. June 23rd, 2011 Toddlers can come up with some pretty terrible ideas. June 24th, 2011 Roasted Golden Detroit Beets.
Recipe: Asparagus and Arugula
Pesto is one of our summer standbys, and anyone who had been to the cottage with us will know that we always like to keep some authentic italian pesto on hand for a quick and easy lunch. Ha! I normally grow enough basil to make our basil pesto once a week, but what to do […]
Wordless Wednesday: Arugula Growing in Eavestrough.
After seeing a tutorial on growing greens in “gutters” over on apartment therapy we had to try it. Here is our arugula growing in some eavestrough along the side of our porch. Tastes great and it’s a great use of previously unused space, which just makes more room for carrots in the garden. We turned […]