Tag Archives: seasonal
Eating Seasonally
Look for in season produce. Yes, you can buy fresh brussels sprouts for Easter dinner, but they cost three times what you’d pay at Thanksgiving. Eating seasonally also exposes you to new foods. During the fall I substituted Swiss Chard … Continue reading
Tomatoes
My tomato plants have yellowing leaves with brown spots. What is causing this and how can I fix it? A: When the lower leaves of a tomato plant are yellowing around the edges with scattered brown spots, this is likely caused … Continue reading
Winter
There is a privacy out there which no other season gives you…. In spring, summer, and fall people sort of have an open season on each other; only in the winter in the country, can you have longer, quiet stretches … Continue reading
What you Doing this Summer?
It’s the summer of Frosty Fridays, where I take my three kids out to a new ice cream shop each Friday. — Pete Horvath, Chicago This is #granolagrandma summer. Gardening, reading books, crossword puzzles, sitting on my patio enjoying the … Continue reading
Cooking Advice
What’s the No. 1 piece of advice you have for home cooks? I appreciate there are people with special diets or health concerns, but in general, eat a lot of colors, and just go cook. I don’t feel when you’re … Continue reading
Real Life of an MSW 