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Undercover

I’ve been keeping my 3rd planting of beets under a shade cloth and as you can see

I’ve finally got beets for fall and winter.
The kale is also up.

Now to keep those pesky harlequin beetles from devouring it.

My only surviving artichoke is doing well….however, I don’t think that it’s going to produce this year…do you? Hopefully [...]

Roasted Tomatoes

I was roasting tomatoes for sauce when we ran into a new favorite.

I had maybe 15-20 lbs of tomatoes and figured it was time to can a few pints. My friend, Throwback At Trapper Creek, told me that this is how she makes sauce, so I knew it must be good.
I washed, cored and took [...]

Revisiting India & Their Food

I LOVE INDIA!
I love the markets, the people and the food of India. (recipes at the end so read on…. )
I’d never stepped out of my comfort zone of rural America until 2004 when I went to India to work in an orphanage. It was the highlight of my life experiences. And the [...]

County Fair

How do you know it’s fair week? It’s hotter than any other week of the year!
I can’t remember the last time I went to our county fair. Let alone Honey and I going. I took the kids a lot when they were young and we were homeschooling and we got coupons for cheaper rides. They [...]