One of the vegetables we tried to grow this past summer was spaghetti squash – I particularly like spaghetti squash because it’s easy to make, yields a lot, and breaks into thin strands that are an excellent replacement for thin pasta or noodles. However, growing spaghetti squash was much more challenging… One element to growing… Continue reading Spaghetti Squash Mishaps
Month: December 2020
Woodworking – Tiny Chair
This past fall, we made a chair! It stands about a foot high and took us less than a week to complete. A tiny chair for a tiny person – my one and a half year old niece. We are not going into the baby furniture making business, but it was a fun weekend project… Continue reading Woodworking – Tiny Chair
Steak Sauces
We don’t necessarily save steak for a special occasion, but I feel like having steak feels a little more fancy than usual. And when we’re trying to do a little extra to liven up our meals, a great sauce can really pull the meal together. I like experimenting with different flavors and textures, but I… Continue reading Steak Sauces
Farm to Table: Zucchini
Zucchini was one of the easiest vegetables to grow – once it started there was a steady flow of about 1-2 zucchini per week. Having enough space is ideal because the leaves can get very large, but we were able to grow a plant that yielded about the same amount at my grandmother’s in a… Continue reading Farm to Table: Zucchini
Growing the Rainbow
Despite running into the challenges of beginner gardeners, the vegetables we were able to grow were rewarding beyond my expectations. One of my favorite things about our garden was how beautiful our harvests could be. This past summer we tried to grow carrots – in the end, they took a long time, took up a… Continue reading Growing the Rainbow