I’m an “out of sight, out of mind” person.  And every year, when the seed catalogs arrive, I spend weeks poring over them before placing my orders.  Once those orders have been placed and the catalogs put away, I promptly forget what I ordered. When the seeds arrive in my mailbox, I find myself saying “I wonder what I ordered … Read More

Hop on over to Facebook to see the photos I posted on my efforts to create a rosemary topiary from a Tuscan Blue rosemary.  Normally, I wouldn’t recommend pruning a rosemary in the fall because pruning stimulates new growth which would die in the winter but I keep my rosemary indoors over the winter so pruning it now will not … Read More

The other day I was making up my shopping list for a recipe that called for the use of a bouquet garni. Let’s see, what do I already have on hand? 4 fresh sage leaves. Check 2 3-inch sprigs of fresh rosemary. Check 2 sprigs fresh flat leaf parsley. Check 2 bay leaves, preferably fresh. Check There was no need … Read More

Four Thieves Vinegar.  The name alone is exciting and a little mysterious.  Right away, you know that there is a story behind it.  In this case, there are multiple stories all of which take place during the Middle Ages when Plague was widespread in Europe.  Of the two most popular stories, one says that four men were caught stealing and … Read More