Building the Garden

The New Garden

So it’s been a little while since I’ve blogged, but I’m back! We had an amazing trip to Europe and got home ready to finish our garden preparations! Let’s get you caught up on what we have been working on.
We build a 3 foot cedar fence around our garden area since [...]

Gardening Tips

Tips I learned from Lifelong Gardener, Larry Stebbins, at our local Garden Club meeting this past month.

When planting indoor from seeds ‘harden’ your plants each day by setting them outside in the sun for one hour.
The largest garlic ‘Kettle River’
Dry veggies, meaning not enough water, will result in bitter veggies.
Lack of water to [...]

Gwen’s Garden Update #2

In our raise garden we are going to adapt to the ‘Square Foot Gardening’ concept by Mel Bartholomew; a new revolutionary gardening method that makes gardening simple to maintain and more successful. The thought is to use less square footage for gardening, do not walk on and compact soil paths where all you get [...]

Gwen’s Garden Update #1

My cabbage and cauliflower sprouted indoors and have grown about an inch! Sure didn’t take long! I’ll keep them indoor exposed to the sun and a little water for about four weeks until I can plant them outside! On nice days, I will slowly start to introduce the plants to the outside by setting them [...]

Family Pizza Night…for under $5

Making a weekly pizza night at home can be fun for the whole family. But STOP, I don’t mean pizza delivery, make it yourself and save money. Create a playful environment while prepping a fast and…

Welcome to Gwen’s Garden

Lets’ just get one thing straight; I am an Aspiring Gardener! This is my first garden and with help from neighbors, my mother-in-law, my grandmother, research and our viewers we are all going to learn a lot about gardening that we didn’t know before. So for the novice gardener; follow along and we will learn [...]

Tomato & Spinach Pasta Toss

Ingredients
• 2 cups rotini or penne pasta, uncooked
• 1/2 lb. hot or mild Italian sausage, casing removed…

Orange Crostata

Tangy orange dessert for spring and summer time!

Spicy Chicken

Ingredients
4 Chicken Breasts
1 Tbsp. Paprika
2 tsp. Brown Sugar
1 tsp. Dry Mustard
Kosher Salt and Pepper
1 Tbsp. Olive Oil

Directions
Heat oven to 400 degrees.
Pat Chicken dry with paper towels and place into large roasting pan.
In small bowl, combine all other ingredients.
Rub evenly over chicken and roast until cooked through.

Notes
You can serve this flavorful chicken hot or cold on [...]

Potato Green Chili

Spice up your potatoes!