Category Archives: Garden

Creamy celeriac soup

Posted on October 22, 2014 by

Nothing says fall is here like beautiful (or slightly funky, in the case of celeriac) root vegetables and chilly weather that invites turning on the oven to roast said veggies. This recipe started with a desire to make a creamy … Continue reading →

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Growing big, beautiful onions

Posted on October 17, 2014 by

I must say that, as the end-user, the larger onions Matthew grew this year are fabulous.  It’s a lot easier peeling one big[ger] onion than lots of tiny ones — this chef is very happy!  Now on to the guest … Continue reading →

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Optimizing garlic growing in the Midwest

Posted on October 10, 2014 by

Guest post by Matthew, in which he geeks out on growing garlic in St. Louis, complete with a crazy-detailed spreadsheet 🙂 One of the challenges of gardening is that things that work well in one place, with one soil and … Continue reading →

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Stuffed peppers

Posted on September 5, 2014 by

One for my foodie readers (I know it’s been a lot of bike stuff lately, but that’s life!).  Anyhow, I was beginning to despair of ever having peppers, and then, voila!  Grocery bags full of gorgeous sweet peppers! We also … Continue reading →

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Summer

Posted on July 21, 2014 by

While I’m not taking a full summer vacation from blogging, things have been a little slow in this space, which, as usual, indicates that life is anything but slow!  Despite the craziness, life is actually pretty darn good right now, … Continue reading →

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Weekend: Muny by bike and Sustainable Backyard Tour

Posted on June 25, 2014 by

Nothing like spot thunderstorms and showers to make summer outings interesting, but we didn’t let the weekend weather dampen our plans. We kicked off the weekend at the Muny.  I biked over and arrived at the crack of dawn 5pm … Continue reading →

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Recent eats and recipe: Lentil Fennel Soup

Posted on June 23, 2014 by

The garden is bountiful these days: loads of red and black raspberries, bunches of greens, big bulbs of fennel, and sweet, crunchy sugar snap peas. I love eating the sugar snap peas as-is (and so does Sir), but we have … Continue reading →

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