Gardening

When you’re flipping through the seed catalogs, your eye might instantly jump to the images of the boisterous, hefty Beefsteak tomatoes. You know – the tomatoes whose images alone seem to take up half the page!  But the real star of the show is the cherry tomato. Tiny and unassuming, this little fruit is the…

Were you lucky enough to experience a bountiful carrot harvest this season? If so, you might feel overwhelmed with all the orange in your kitchen. Luckily, carrots don’t have to be eaten or preserved right away – they will keep for quite some time without you having to do anything at all.  But if you…

There’s nothing better than garden-fresh basil. Unfortunately, basil is not a perennial in most areas of the world, so if you’re relying on a summer bounty to get you through a winter’s worth of sauces, soups, and stir-fries, you are going to have to come up with some creative ways of preserving basil.  If your…

Whether you have apple trees growing right on your own property or you just scored a killer deal on a bushel at your favorite farmstand, knowing how to preserve apples is an essential skill.  An apple a day keeps the doctor away – but for most people, apples are hard to come by during the…

While none of us would likely argue the joy of having a front porch fully adorned for Halloween, let’s face it – pumpkins are expensive! Even if you’re lucky enough to be able to grow your own pumpkins at home, it’s a lot of work. And once the last trick-or-treater has passed and your pumpkins…