Freezing temperatures are coming tonight and forecast to last for the next several days. Take a drive down the street in your neighborhood, you will probably see landscape plants covered with assorted sheets, towels or frost cloth. Those that don’t protect their frost-sensitive plants such as lantana, bougainvillea, yellow bells, orange jubilee or hibiscus will…
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Love Mint? Preserve Fresh Mint in Ice Cubes
Do you like mint? I love using it in my iced tea. I have a beautiful apple mint growing in my garden, but winter is not its best season. Because I want to enjoy fresh mint in the winter, I decided to freeze some mint leaves in ice cubes. My granddaughter, Lily helped me pick…
Got Herbs? Make Your Own Herb Butter
If someone asked you what your favorite food was, what would you tell them? My daughter, Gracie, would answer by saying “anything chocolate”. My husband would say “pizza”. But my favorite food is a warm slice of sourdough bread with melted butter. My idea of heaven is being surrounded with loaves of French bread…
Green Vegetable Harvest
The gifts are wrapped and the house is decorated for Christmas. I do still have to clean my house and start baking goodies for Christmas Eve dinner. My mother-in-law is bringing her famous lasagna, so I only have to focus on side dishes and dessert – yum! I am fairly prepared for the holidays at…