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Spinach Harvest Salad!
This isn’t fancy but it is delicious… It’s still about using what you have. A lot of my favorite dinners happen on clean the fridge night. The hardest part is remembering what I threw in to recreate...
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Home (Victory Garden weeks 9/10)
I’ve realized we now have two homes. Last week we went back to Traverse City, MI to visit family. We got some much needed time together and better weather than we could ask for. It was so inspiring to...
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The Art of Puttering (Victory Garden weeks 11/12)
Snap peas! Yum My dad is a champion putterer. It’s becoming clear that it’s a trait he passed on to me. Through the spring, summer, and fall we would have to practically force him to come inside before...
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First Tomatoes! (Victory Garden weeks 12/13)
The first cherry tomatoes ripened this week! It was so exciting. Uli’s reaction was priceless. “Ahhhhhhhh!!!” followed by a big bite and then another. I’ll have to wait till the next ones are ripe to...
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Sharing and Growing (victory garden weeks 14/15)
Uli thought the trellis needed adjusting. ( Look how big she’s getting! and sassy too!) Well things got crazy on the home front. I would like to preface this by letting you know upfront I’m not...
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Pesto Yogurt Potato Salad
Pesto, Yogurt Dressing There’s finally enough basil to really do something with in the garden! It’s in season now so enjoy it! This went on a potato salad today. It’ld be great on pasta salad or as a...
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A Joy Filled Adventure
My daughter constantly reminds me what I should be cherishing. Go back. Remember the first time you jumped in leaves as a kid. I know it might me hard. But, do it. Believe me. I found a joy I thought...
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Radish sprout, Carrot and Apple Salad
Uli helped plant the radishes so we had a lot of sprouts to thin. They were so pretty. They were the first things to grow in the garden. I couldn’t just throw them away. You can, actually, sprout...
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Little Gardener Discovers Bugs
Uli loves digging in the garden! It’s not because she shares my passion for growing things. It’s because she has a borderline obsession with worms and bugs lately. Me: “Do you want to plant some...
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Deconstructed Summer Salad, with radish, chickpeas, and simple vinaigrette. A...
I love eating flowers! There’s something a little naughty and beautiful and fun all at the same time about it. Here are a few I know you can eat. Pansies, nasturtiums, and daylilies. And here’s a link...
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