by Toni | Sep 22, 2020 | Be Simple, Come Home, Live Green
Last year I made the decision to start ripping up my front yard—eventually I mean to rip up all my yard. The plan is to give back some of my land to the Earth: remember last year’s post She Went Native Right in the Front Yard? With the help of local native plant...
by Toni | Dec 18, 2017 | Farmer's Market, Let's Eat, Vegetables
Yeah, it’s me again—the pumpkin police. Every fall I keep a continual watch over the activities on my neighbors’ porches. They all put out pumpkins around Halloween, but those glorious orbs of orange, blue, white and pink probably never make it back into their...
by Toni | Dec 17, 2015 | Fruits, Let's Eat, Vegetables
If you are a vegetarian, one of your biggest culinary thrills of the season is the elevated side dish. Since turkey is taboo, ham ain’t happen’n, and roasts are right out, I savor every sautéed Brussel sprout, caramelized baby onion and creamed asparagus spear. But...
by Toni | Nov 6, 2015 | Healthy Treats, Let's Eat, Live Green, Vegetables
Now that the ghosts and goblins have flown for another year, my pumpkins have been pulled in off the porch and earmarked for bigger and better things: soup, bread, pie and pudding. Yet, as I look down my street, I can’t help but lament and lust for the little orange...
by Toni | Oct 6, 2015 | Let's Eat, Live Green, Vegetables
It’s official: I’ve roasted my first pumpkin of the season! I used it in a rich, protein-packed stew, inspired by African recipes I’ve collected that make the most of squash or yams and spices. Once I learned how easy it was to roast and puree a pumpkin, I never...
