Posted in Asian foods, Breads, Candies & Treats, Condiments, Grow Your Own, Potatoes, Beans, & Rice, Poultry, Salads, Vegetables, Vegetarian on Dec 2nd, 2007
It’s that time again! Each month I look forward to all the entries that come into my mailbox. For November we have a total of 17 entries from 8 countries. We’ve made a lot of different dishes using our homegrown carrots, peppers, beets, squash, tomatoes, mint, parsley, basil, lemongrass, chilies, brussel sprouts, onions, mung bean […]
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We have another batch of delicious entries for this month’s Grow Your Own event! I really enjoy seeing how creative we can be with the produce we grow in our own backyards. Thanks to all of you for joining in and sharing your talents with us. Thank you for also being patient with me, as […]
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Posted in Grow Your Own, Low-Fat, Salads on Sep 13th, 2007
I have to confess that I am sometimes impatient. (Michael will probably laugh his head off when he reads that statement.) Ok, maybe more often than that. When I make up my mind about something, it’s got to get done yesterday or no later than now.
Right now I’m impatient with our container garden, which seems […]
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Posted in Appetizers, Dessert, Grow Your Own, Pasta, Pizza, Potatoes, Beans, & Rice, Salads, Seafood, Vegetables, Vegetarian on Aug 31st, 2007
The first Grow Your Own event has yielded some lovely dishes from all over! I couldn’t believe how fast some of you were with getting in your entries, and I started compiling the list the day after the GYO announcement. Many, many thanks to the 23 bloggers who participated, I thoroughly enjoyed reading your […]
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Posted in Low-Fat, Salads on Aug 14th, 2007
When I first had this cabbage salad in Saipan, I thought it was an island favorite and I asked around for the recipe. Imagine my surprise when I came back to the U.S. years later and learned that the salad was almost ubiquitous. It’s still a favorite around our house, and it makes a great […]
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