Roasted Jalapeños Round 2: Angela shares with us what she learned about controlling garden pests this year. Pest Control As with any year it’s important to record your pests and how you handled them. This year we had 2 main… Continue reading
Monthly Archives: September 2011
Raleigh Walk to Stop Child Trafficking
Stop Child Trafficking Now is an organization with international impact and local connections. When international speaker, author and corporate consultant Lynette Lewis began reading about child trafficking, she became more and more provoked by the horrors of the crime. As… Continue reading
Summer 2011 Gardening Wrap-Up with Angela – Part 1
We touched base with our successful gardening friend, Angela, to see how her summer crops fared and what she learned this year. I always learn so much from her – This was your first year growing garlic, onions and corn right?… Continue reading
Pumpkin Spiced Chai Latte
Autumn weather in North Carolina pretty much means its 90º on Thursday and 58º on Friday. Not that it’s technically autumn yet – we’re still a few days out, so North Carolinians are breathing a collective sigh of relief and thankfulness… Continue reading
PieBird
Curried Chicken Hand Pie Janet Clarkson asserts in her book, Pie, that “The homemade pie has been under siege for a century, and surely its survival is endangered.” Fortunately for us, a couple of entrepreneurial women from the historic Oakwood section… Continue reading
Brown Sugar Syrup
Ever roll out of bed on Saturday morning to make pancakes just to find out there’s even less maple syrup in the bottle than an America’s Next Top Model contestant would eat? Have no fear – Brown Sugar Syrup to… Continue reading
Spaghetti Squash with Parmesan and Bacon
Spaghetti Squash with Parmesan and Bacon 1 spaghetti squash 2/3 cup white wine, or 1/3 cup chicken or vegetable broth (but do try it with the wine!) 1/2 cup cream 1/3 cup parmesan ~4 oz. bacon, cooked and crumbled (… Continue reading
Here it is …. Iced Chai Latte. Yum.
Chai, iced or hot, is comfort food. It is warmth, happiness, refreshment in liquid form. It’s the pumpkin pie of drinks. And after a little friendly haggling at your local Indian market over the price of cardamom pods, it can be yours… Continue reading
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