The lemon curd is custardy, like the filling for lemon meringue pie, but much more intense, and very quick and easy to make. Refrigerated, it keeps for weeks, and you can make instant tartlets any time the mood takes you! The tartlets make a very special dessert, and are a huge hit at formal tea [...]
Delicious with steamed basmati rice, or tiny boiled red potatoes. It serves 4. 1 tablespoon grape seed oil 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, halved Salt and ground white pepper to taste 1/4 cup butter 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice 1/4 cup chicken bouillon Season the chicken breast with salt and pepper to taste. In a [...]
This is great with grilled steaks or chops, or by itself with crusty garlic bread. It serves 4. 1 cup cauliflower florets (bite-size pieces) ¾ cup green beans (ends removed) in 2-inch lengths 2 tablespoons light olive oil 1 tablespoon butter 1 medium yellow onion, slivered length-wise 4 ripe plum tomatoes, coarsely chopped 1 medium [...]
On a cut glass platter, sat an elegantly decorated cake. It was covered in white fluffy icing and topped with a ring of delicate purple and yellow pansies. The flowers glistened in the sunlight. My culinary talented neighbor picked the flowers from her window box garden and candied them. She then adorned the top of [...]
Serves: 4 Work Time: 30 minutes Total Time: 30 minutes 1 cup all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons pepper 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon paprika 1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder 1 egg, beaten 1/2 cup milk 1 2 1/2- to 3-pound broiler-fryer, cut up Vegetable oil Combine first 6 ingredients in a plastic bag; [...]
Okay, so now that summer has practically drawn to a close (where did it go?) and you’ve been grilling all the while, you’re asking yourself, “why is someone writing an article about grilling at the so-called-end of the grilling season?” The answer is simple: Because grilling is a year-round cooking event! (Do you only eat [...]
1Q. I have seen your article on summer grasses and you do not recommend planting sod after August 1. The article mainly talked about Bermuda and Buffalo grass. Does this same rule apply to St. Augustine. If it does not, how late in the fall can St. Augustine be planted as sod? Does your response [...]
I’ve been fascinated with wildlife gardening since childhood. Rather than family shopping trips or excursions to baseball games, my father would take my brother and I out to the woods in search of wildflowers while my mother led the search for fossils at Ten-Mile Creek. So today, most of my gardening adventures are connected one [...]
Even though days grow shorter and life in the garden begins to wind down in preparation for autumn, it’s one of the best times in the year to work with plants (as long as the gardener lives south of the Canadian wilderness). The nights may be cooler and the ground might be downright chilly to [...]
Native plants have recently become the answer for those gardeners who are tired of pampering fancy exotic imports with toxic chemicals. Because they grow here naturally, many natives are less labor intensive than their finicky cousins from across the sea. For those of you new to the gardening game, here’s the news: The native plant [...]
