Category Archives: Recipes

Vegan Breakfasts & Snack Bars

Food For All Ages & Stages Like so many of my peers, I thought that being semi-retired would mean lots of lovely leisure. Hmm. Between caring for my aging mom and my growing grandson, my life is as full as … Continue reading

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Uncommon Basil Varieties With Savor & Snap

Harvesting Autumnal Bounty This year, I’ve enjoyed a bumper crop of cherry tomatoes, and evidently so has everybody else. Home grown tomatoes used to disappear in minutes from staff tables or potlucks, but these days, even non-gardeners grow a tomato … Continue reading

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Restocking The Kitchen Garden

Feeding The Garden & You The rains are back, and though the days are still beautifully warm, night temperatures are dropping once again. As summer gently fades away, the garden soil is still warm enough to make a lovely nursery … Continue reading

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A Perfection Of Peaches

Roasted Fruits And Roots When it’s peach pickin’ time in Washington, west-siders drive across the Cascade mountains to score crates of plump, perfect peaches from east-side growers. Several of my friends bought over 100 pounds each, happily sharing the bounty … Continue reading

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