Every June, the hardneck garlic does something generous before the bulbs are ready: it sends up scapes. Those curling green shoots have to come off anyway, leaving them on redirects energy away from the bulb, so the question is always what to do with them. My answer, more often than not, is pesto. Garlic scape […]
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If you grow hardneck garlic, you already know the best-kept secret of scape season: you get two harvests. The bulbs come later in summer, but weeks before that, every plant sends up a curling green shoot, the scape, that needs to come off anyway. Snapping it off redirects the plant’s energy back into the bulb
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Learn how to make homemade strawberry rhubarb jam without pectin. A foolproof, beginner-friendly recipe with tips on canning, freezing, and getting a perfect set every time.
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If you’ve got rhubarb on hand, this is the recipe I come back to more than any other. It’s just rhubarb, sugar, vanilla, and citrus, simmered down until it’s soft and glossy but still a little chunky, and it earns its keep in my fridge all spring. I spoon it over vanilla ice cream more
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Every spring, my rhubarb patch comes back faster than I can keep up with it. A pie and a jar or two of jam only use up so much, and there’s always a pile of stalks left on the counter looking for a job. This concentrate is what I make with the rest of it,
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If you grow chives in your garden, you already know that glorious moment in late spring when they burst into bloom, those beautiful purple pom-pom flowers covering the whole plant. Most people either cut them off or let them go to seed. But here’s the thing: those blossoms are actually one of the most useful
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One of the most rewarding things about backyard gardening is wasting almost nothing. Homemade vegetable broth is the perfect way to use up vegetable scraps, odds and ends from the garden, and produce that’s a little past its prime. Rich, flavorful, and far better than anything from a carton. Once you’re in the habit of
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I seriously can’t believe that I just learned how to grow sprouts in my kitchen. They are so easy, delicious and a healthy addition to salads and sandwiches. Below you can see exactly how to grow your own sprouts. To grow sprouts – you need a sprout seed mix – I bought mine from High
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Okay, let’s be honest for a second. Nutella is one of those things that a lot of us have a complicated relationship with. It tastes incredible, there’s no denying that. But have you looked at the ingredients lately? Sugar is the first ingredient. Before hazelnuts. Before cocoa. Before anything else that sounds remotely like food.
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Dinner rolls are a staple in my home and are always a hit. These are similar to the classic dinner rolls made with white flour that you get at many restaurants and are easy to make at home. Below I’ll share exactly how I make these rolls and a quick action recipe to get these
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