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Almost Strawberry Season
We bought a strawberry plant last year (my first one ever) and I’m amazed at how it’s grown. It’s about 4 or 5 times the size, with runners in every which direction, which means that we might stand a...
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The First Strawberries
We’ve had our first strawberries of the season and while there probably won’t be too many more of them, ANY backyard strawberries are incredibly exciting to me. We pick them a tad bit under ripe and...
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Maternity Photos
We did a little photo shoot in our backyard last week to capture the baby bump in full bloom. Our dear friend Bethany, who also took our stunning wedding photos last year, was behind the camera and I...
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Garden Update: Late June
Mayan corn (yellow and blue) with speckled cranberry beans growing underneath, rainbow chard, , tomatoes, tiny cucumbers, and green beans—a sampling of all of the goodness that we have growing in...
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Improvised Heirloom Tomato Basil Sauce
Over the weekend my husband put up 21 jars of salsa. That’s one crate of tomatoes (“seconds” from one of our farmer friends that otherwise would have gone to the chickens) and 7 hours of work in a hot...
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Canning with Free Pears
We’ve been keeping an eye on our neighbors pear tree for a few weeks now, waiting and waiting for the fruit to ripen. Starting last year, I’ve tried to contribute the sweet component in our canning...
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Cheesy Baked Brown Rice with Kale
We recently did a big harvest of greens from our garden and let me tell you, I am officially over chard. Also, if you are looking for something easy and nutritious to grow in your garden, grow chard!...
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4 Months: On Working at Home
Throughout my pregnancy, I thought a lot about how I wanted my relationship with work to change once our girl arrived. It got to the point that I think I was starting to drive my friends and husband a...
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Quinoa-Crusted Quiche
Many months ago, a friend of mine who works on Diabetic Living mentioned that she’d recently taste-tested a quiche that used raw quinoa for the crust. I didn’t get many of the details at that time but...
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Read a Book, Pass It On: The Beautiful Edible Garden
While doing an interview for an upcoming story with Leslie Bennett and Stefani Bittner of Star Apple Edible + Fine Gardening in the Bay Area, I learned that they have a new book out this spring from...
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