Spring vegetables are some things I look forward to most after winter. Even though the mild winters of California are nothing to complain about, part of me is always glad when the days start getting longer and the days warmer.
Will’s co-worker gifted us with a bunch of green garlic from his garden. What a great [...]
Happy New Year everyone! It’s the year of the tiger, so if you’re a tiger, this is your year.
My parents gave me a narcissus plant in preparation for the new year last week and it flowered just in time a day or two ago! I hope this means good luck for the coming year.
The BF got me a cheese-making kit and a book about cheese-making for Christmas. Pretty big step for a sometimes vegan! The book had some pretty advanced cheeses which required special bacterias and what not, so he suggested I try making something simple like ricotta first.
Well, my first try was edible and tasty, although a [...]
It saddens me to say that I picked the last of my tomatoes from my black prince tomato plant a few weeks ago and no tomatoes have grown back. I guess this marks the end of summer. These tomatoes were the first I’ve ever planted. They were delicious, but small — the largest one [...]
My edamame finally sprouted from seed after about a week. They were the first to sprout out of all the plants I recently started from seed. It’s amazing how quickly they grow! I think I may need to transplant one or two of the seedlings to their own container, since the one I sprouted them [...]
I picked my first tomato off my tomato plant today. It felt a little soft and it certainly smelled ripe. I was a bit unsure because it was so small, but I guess the Black Prince variety of tomatoes can run on the smaller side. It was juicy, savory, and not really that sweet. The [...]
