June seems to me to be the most challenging month for gardening. The excitement of planting and seeing things sprout and grow is over, but it is not yet time to harvest (at least for most things). ...
Eggplant With Wild Salmon Recipe (Vegan Option)
A healthy and delicious, quick, fresh dinner: eggplant with wild salmon recipe. The combination of cooked and fresh in this recipe is delicious! We love to eat whole-food plant-based. The taste of fish is the one thing that I do miss. Thankfully there are great substitutes, and this recipe ...
The Bee Keeping Adventure Begins
Yes that is right, we just picked up our first two beehives yesterday (June 14, 2012). It all started many, many years ago in Sweden, while visiting a beekeeper's farm. It was very interesting and informative. Then relatives who are professional beekeepers, came to visit. Along with bringing us some ...
Garden update – May 28, 2012
Ornamental strawberries are blooming. These are outside. Beautiful old-fashioned bleeding-heart (Lamprocapnos spectabilis). Iris, I love this color, and it is the first one that is blooming. Petunia is very much getting ready to bloom. Zucchini happily growing in a ...
Little Whole Wheat Apple Pancakes Recipe
Apples make these little whole-grain pancakes extra special. They taste very good with other fruits or berries as well, whatever is in season. Just adjust the sweetener if you're using not-so-sweet fruits or berries. Friday is our breakfast-for-supper day. Our kids just love pancakes and co so ...
Delicious Minute Steak recipe
Note: This is an older recipe. We have since changed to a plant-based diet and love it. The first minute steak (or cube steak) I actually bought accidentally. I just wanted a steak, and this one had a good price :). But once I knew what they are and how to prepare a minute steak, we really ...
My first post :)
Ta-da! There it is, my English Blog! I have bin thinking about blogging in English for quite some time now. Writing is just such a powerful tool to improve language skills. I had to learn this the hard way. When we as a family moved to Virginia, USA for a year, I hardly spoke any English. It was ...
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Preserving
Under Preserving, we share how we preserve food. With only about 100 frost-free days, we want to preserve and store our summer bounties as much as possible to have homegrown food throughout the long winter. Long Time Storage A Simple Way to Store Garlic 3 Great Ways to Store Onions How To ...
