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Garden Dinner
It is truly a joy to come home from work and pick our dinner from the garden. I have not had a chance to check the garden for a few days, so I was delighted to find several pounds of green beans ready to pick. Along with the green bean, we harvested beautiful pattypan squash,…
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Moo Poo U
It took me several years of gardening to fully appreciate just how important healthy soil is. But when I began growing food for my family, I embraced organic methods. Why go through all the effort to grow your own food if you are just going to spray it with the same chemicals the commercial farmers…
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Homemade Lemon-Thyme Vinaigrette
Early spring salads are so delicate that they only need the lightest and freshest of dressings. I love to make a salad from tiny baby lettuces and arugula, fresh herbs, and shallot scapes. The addition of a little goat cheese, cracked peppercorns, a few strawberries and toasted pecans is welcome, too! If you learn how to make…
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Girl with a Pearl
I took my daughter out to lunch for her 26th birthday today. It was a lovely day, and we sat outside and enjoyed the cool breeze at one of Tallahassee’s nicest little restaurants, Kool Beanz. They have a great menu, and being an organic gardener and foodie, I especially appreciate the fact that they feature produce from…
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Meet a Few of My Buds!
It is definitely an early spring at Cowlick Cottage Farm. This morning, I harvested the shallots that I planted last fall…a full month early. Those beautiful, pink orbs are taking a sunbath right now, drying out a bit. Harvesting them is fun. Just take a trusty trowel and insert it deep under the entire shallot bunch.…
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The Best Pork Tenderloin Marinade
It is prime gardening season AND prime barbecuing season here at Cowlick Cottage Farm. The weather is ideal….cool, slightly breezy and not yet humid. I love it! On the weekends, we try to spend all day in the garden, working on projects, checking on the fruits and veggies, examining every little sprout and seedling. Because…