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  • Recipe: Roasted Eggplant with Olives and Peppers

    Posted by Claire Aucella on September 16, 2022

    Before we get to this recipe, I want to share a story about my eggplant plant.  I’ve had this plant now for at least three years, living in its little red pot outside my door, …

    Food, recipe
    2 2 comments on “Recipe: Roasted Eggplant with Olives and Peppers”
  • Super Easy Preservation Method: Freezing Cherry Tomatoes for the Future

    Posted by Claire Aucella on September 15, 2022

    If you’re an avid gardener like me, you may find yourself in a similar situation as I do this time of year – we grew way too many tomatoes, and I’m tired of making sauce.  …

    Food, gardening, Harvests, recipe
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  • 3.16.21 Garden Update – Let the Spring Planting Begin!

    Posted by Claire Aucella on March 16, 2021

    We’re finally getting the last of the rainy season and the colder lows are hovering around the mid-40s, which means its finally time to start planting here in Southern California!  Over the weekend, we put …

    gardening, Update
    1 One comment on “3.16.21 Garden Update – Let the Spring Planting Begin!”
  • How To Picture Guide: Starting Seeds Using Yogurt Cups

    Posted by Claire Aucella on March 14, 2021March 14, 2021

    gardening
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  • Garden Update: Composting Adventures and Fall/Winter Planting

    Posted by Claire Aucella on October 13, 2020

    It’s getting to be that transition time in our Santa Barbara garden plot, where the summer items are fading out and our winter garden is starting to go in.  I love that we get to …

    gardening, Update
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  • Trying the Habanada Pepper from Row 7 Seeds

    Posted by Claire Aucella on October 5, 2020

    Readers of the blog will know that I’m a big-time fan of Row 7 Seeds, as I’ve posted about them several times in the past.  So far, I’ve tasted most of their catalogue through finding …

    Food, gardening
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  • We Grew Potatoes!

    Posted by Claire Aucella on October 1, 2020

    Now that summer is fading nicely into fall, I decided to post a garden update about our potato growing adventure this past season!  This was the first time we have grown potatoes in our garden …

    gardening, Harvests
    2 2 comments on “We Grew Potatoes!”
  • Recipe: Summer BLT Brunch

    Posted by Claire Aucella on August 12, 2020

    We made the most epic brunch spread over the weekend, build your own BLTs!  We had plenty of garden-fresh tomatoes, thick-cut bacon, and fresh rosemary focaccia from one of our favorite bakeries.  Mayo for spreading …

    Food, recipe
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  • Recipe: Simple Summer Tomato Sauce

    Posted by Claire Aucella on August 7, 2020

    I’ve been making this recipe since I first learned how to cook.  It’s so simple, but the final flavors are perfect.  Today I made this sauce with our first harvest of San Marzano tomatoes from …

    Food, recipe
    3 3 comments on “Recipe: Simple Summer Tomato Sauce”
  • Recipe: Cucumber Snow Pea Salad with Miso Sesame Dressing

    Posted by Claire Aucella on August 3, 2020

    Over the weekend, we harvested our first cucumber and snow peas from the garden.  In addition, we harvested another jalafuego pepper off of our very productive little plant.  Of course, I was super excited about …

    Food, recipe
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