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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
    0 0 comments on “Super Easy Preservation Method: Freezing Cherry Tomatoes for the Future”
  • 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!”
  • 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
    0 0 comments on “Garden Update: Composting Adventures and Fall/Winter Planting”
  • 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
    0 0 comments on “Trying the Habanada Pepper from Row 7 Seeds”
  • 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: 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
    0 0 comments on “Recipe: Cucumber Snow Pea Salad with Miso Sesame Dressing”
  • Recipe: Roasted Bell Pepper Paste

    Posted by Claire Aucella on July 28, 2020

    I have to be honest with you all – bell peppers are not my favorite food.  At all.  I can’t stand the way they smell, and I find the flavor totally off-putting.  However, I am …

    Food, recipe
    2 2 comments on “Recipe: Roasted Bell Pepper Paste”
  • Garden Update: Happy Harvests

    Posted by Claire Aucella on July 16, 2020

    It’s the middle of summer, and both of our gardens are rolling at full speed!  I wanted to jump on here and post an update of our harvests so far, both in Bakersfield and Santa …

    gardening, Harvests
    1 One comment on “Garden Update: Happy Harvests”
  • We Grew Zucchini!

    Posted by Claire Aucella on May 28, 2020

    And we have so much more to come, friends! We planted our zucchini plants back in mid-April into our first freshly re-wired bed.  Our plants have truly taken off since then, and have produced their …

    gardening, Harvests, Update
    7 7 comments on “We Grew Zucchini!”
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