Food is at the heart of everything. — The Jamie Oliver Foundation Life is hectic. Even as a kid, breakfasts were small, prepackaged, and harried, but dinner was the one time when my family could spend time together over a home-style Puerto Rican meal. The temptation for fast food has started to seep into every […]
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Garden Peppers, Oregano, Basils, and Tomatoes
Adam and I have left sprouting seeds to the pros after last year’s first garden crop didn’t last very long. We replaced all the failing seedlings with established plants, so this year’s garden was also started with established plants. The garden space itself is an above ground square foot garden where each plant has a […]
Quick Bite: Home-Pickled Chiles, Jalapeños, and Banana Peppers
The home garden had a huge yeild of peppers this year, so Farmer Adam put on his chef’s toque blanche and pickled a few jars of peppers. We’re hardly through this year’s yeild and I already can’t wait until next year!
Quick Bite: Mini-Harvest From the Vegetable Garden
While the squash bugs are mating in full force, they luckily either don’t like or didn’t have time for these fabulous banana peppers! While the tomato was on the verge of splitting, the banana peppers and hot pepper were bug-free. There are about three green bell peppers that look almost ready for another mini-harvest. Adam […]