December 27, 2025
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Made a nice Eggs Benedict since I picked up some English muffins, plus have been playing with different Hollandaise sauce recipes. I poached the eggs in a couple of ramekins pouring the additional egg whites leftover after separating the yolks … Continue reading
September 3, 2025
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Cucumber pickling, and different uses from the garden along with tri tip usage’s. Continue reading
May 21, 2025
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Nice mug of chamomile tea coming for the evening straight from the garden to steep in some hot water. A touch of local tea and tea is served!
May 4, 2025
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The garden produces and inspires different uses in dishes and exploration. I always have Swiss chard as it grows yearly for me in Northern California. Took that and some early growth peas, cherry tomatoes with chives, cilantro, basil and peppermint … Continue reading
April 17, 2025
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Made some early season chamomile tea after accidentally pulling off a small portion while weeding my vegetable garden this evening. Normally I mix different herbs but it’s early to pull most herbs in my garden. This mistake was soothing and … Continue reading
October 2, 2024
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My homemade bacon from a 9.5 pound slab of pork belly is complete. Finished smoking it at about 165 degrees on my Traeger with cherry pellets. I complimented with some apple chips in a smoke tube mixed with the cherry … Continue reading
September 18, 2024
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Got the pork belly bringing in the bag for the next week plus for my next batch of homemade bacon! This is a 9 pound belly so I essentially doubled my recipe and then vacuum sealed it. Will have pics … Continue reading
March 24, 2024
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The vegetable garden is in motion this 2024 year! I had to scalp the top soil about 4 inches deep to get the clumps of weeds out of the garden. Had about 300 lbs of debris in the yard waste … Continue reading
July 31, 2022
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Quick mix of garden vegetables eggplant, tomatoes, basil, mad hatter peppers, onions with some filet mignon with two different seasonings for each steak. Also made a dip of clarified butter, sea salt, powdered mustard, garlic, Worcestershire sauce etc cooked on … Continue reading
July 11, 2022
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Just a homage to my productive garden and just a few of the many uses.
