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Growing Flax: How I Learned Where Flax Seed Comes From
Last Winter I was perusing a seed catalog and saw the word "flax" next to a beautiful blue flower. I thought to myself 'could this be the same flax that I've eaten in crackers and oatmeal?' I honestly never thought about where those tiny little seeds come from. Did...
Making Your Own Pasta From Scratch
Why should you learn to make your own pasta? Well, homemade pasta just feels extra special. It's got a chew, al dente in Italian, that makes it far more comforting than any boxed pasta, and can arguably give a warm winter stew a run for the money. Homemade pasta also...
Fresh Passion Fruit Agua Fresca Recipe
This passion fruit agua fresca is the perfect refreshing Summer drink. Aguas Frescas are very popular in Mexico and Central America, where various fruits are blended with water, sugar, and maybe some lime to create a refreshing beverage. I'm very lucky to live near...
How to Eat Passion Fruit: Processing, Juicing, Storing & Using Fresh Passion Fruit
Last post I discussed How to Grow Passion Fruit, but what happens when you get your hands on some of this tasty tropical fruit? Below I'm sharing how I know my fruit is ripe, how we eat our passion fruit fresh, and how we store our extra harvests long term. How to...
Grow Your Own Passionfruit ~ My 5 Best Tips
In all honesty, our passionfruit vine is one of the most low maintenance plants in our yard. This is mostly due to the fact that our climate is extremely suitable to growing passionfruit---and so much of gardening is about climate. Passionfruit vines thrive in warm,...
Pickled Red Onions ~ A Quick and Easy Refrigerator Pickle
These pickled red onions are quite possibly my favorite refrigerator pickle of all time. They are a MUST-HAVE on carnitas tacos (don't forget the cotija cheese too) and are equally delicious as a side for grilled steak and potatoes. I'd love to see all the ways you...
How & Why You Should Freeze Tomatoes
Picture this: it's the middle of Summer. Your kitchen counter is overflowing with tomatoes and the harvests just keep coming. You've made sun dried tomatoes, tomato sauce, fresh tomato salads, given away bags to neighbors, and you are just too tired to do anything...
Amending Your Soil Organically Between Seasons ~ 5 Things to Do
This is by far one of the most commonly requested topics when I ask people what they want to learn about gardening. It's probably because we all know that good soil means happy, productive plants. The truth is, the best soil is carefully nurtured and transformed over...
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