The last of the garden cauliflowers was on the menu last night. Because I picked it a bit late, it was not a pretty white head but a scraggly thing with light green stems. Who cares what it looks like, I thought – it is still a cauliflower. So I decided to use it in an inexpensive, nutritious and delicious classic of Mexican home cooking More
As uneventful as December is in the edible garden, late January and early February are really exciting. It’s time to clean the garden beds, pull all the frozen plants, prune perennial herbs, and get the beds ready for spring planting. Today the garden is looking great, and I feel the promise of spring around the corner. Temperatures are still cool enough for a few winter More
In my younger years, by this time on this day I’d be on my 4th Black and Tan, dancing away to some Irish ditty at any of the many Austin celebrations of this popular holiday. Today, however, I am feeling my age… I decided to stay in and attempt to be productive instead of drunk. How things change… On such a beautiful day, Pickles had More