Friday   Short verson: Shepherd's pie, green salad with vinaigrette, brownies Long version: I used two pounds of ground beef and one pou...

Remember when I showed you my rutabagas-that-were-really-turnips?  The roots in question. Well, I e-mailed Seeds 'n' Such to let the...

Let's see what we have this week . . . Girl in pasture. I discovered this year that the big rolling pin my dad made me works perfectly f...

Friday   Short version: Steak strips and gravy, mashed potatoes, frozen peas Long version: I used sirloin steaks for this, which are very le...

Somewhere in my wanderings on the Internet in the last couple of years, I came across the idea of preserving fresh eggs in a solution of wat...

Happy Independence Day! My garden staged a revolution while I was gone, and as is so often the case in such situations, there were casualtie...

As I mentioned, we traveled to Tucson last week via Las Cruces, New Mexico. I am really bad about taking pictures when I'm traveling, bu...