If you garden in Western Washington, you know that you can never count on a big crop of tomatoes. You feel lucky most years if you get any to turn red at all. So, when my mom hauled down 15 tomato plant one day last spring, I didn’t get too excited. In fact, I though…
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I Love Red Peppers
Here’s a shot from our trip to Venice last weekend. It sounds so cliche, but it’s a magical place. Everyone in my family is happy when we’re there and believe me, that doesn’t happen very often. We don’t even care that we usually end up paying way too much for a mediocre meal while we’re…
Simple, but Good
Sometimes, we just don’t have a lot of time or energy at the end of the day to make a well rounded meal, but we know we need to eat our veggies, don’t we? This time of year the problem seems to e compounded by the fact that the veggies that are in season can…
The Lentil
So small, but so mighty. They are easy and quick to prepare. They are versatile and are extremely healthy, full of protein, iron and fiber. As I was doing research, I came across an article that proclaimed the lentil “the world’s healthiest food”. You can’t beat that can you? Now I know some of you…
How to Dress up a Green Bean Real Pretty
Green beans are something that almost everyone likes. Even as children, we tolerated canned green beans and the slimy ones they served with school lunches. And who can say no to green beans at Thanksgiving with all those yummy crunchy things and soup concentrate in them (actually, I can). Here in the north of Italy,…
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