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Claire Aucella

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  • 3.16.19 Garden Update

    Posted by aucellc on March 17, 2020

    Spring is upon us, which means it’s time to start planting and planning for the summer.  Over the weekend, we started a bunch of our seeds, including these varieties: Tomatoes: San Marzano Dakota Sport Crimson …

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  • Recipe: Garlicky Chard with Tomatoes

    Posted by aucellc on March 6, 2020

    We harvested a big, beautiful bouquet of chard leaves from the garden last weekend, along with a handful of tomatoes from my Early Girl plant.  I turned this early spring harvest into a delightful lunch, …

    Food, recipe
    3 3 comments on “Recipe: Garlicky Chard with Tomatoes”
  • 2.19.20 Garden Update

    Posted by aucellc on February 20, 2020

    We had a happy little harvest from Bakersfield this weekend, including most of my peas from my two little plants, two banana peppers, and another handful of tomatoes.  Pictures of the Bakersfield harvest and garden …

    gardening, Harvests
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  • 1.22.20 Garden Update

    Posted by aucellc on January 23, 2020

    We did some good work in the garden this weekend, and I wanted to share a quick update on our winter gardening adventures!  I’m going to include both a Bakersfield and Santa Barbara update, so …

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  • Row 7 Seeds Adventures!

    Posted by aucellc on January 6, 2020

    I finally got to gift my order of Row 7 Seeds this weekend, and I’m so excited to plant them and share updates along the way next year.  Row 7 Seeds is a company that …

    gardening, Update
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  • We Grew Lettuce!

    Posted by aucellc on January 5, 2020

    For our Santa Barbara winter garden (yes, that’s a thing here), we decided to plant a bed of lettuces.  They really took off and grew super well, and were relatively problem free to grow as …

    gardening, Harvests
    2 2 comments on “We Grew Lettuce!”
  • Citrus Haul 2019!

    Posted by aucellc on November 16, 2019

    I just wanted to jump on to show off my citrus harvest for this year! I’m super proud of my little trees for producing their biggest amount of fruit yet!  We harvested 15 Meyer lemons, …

    gardening, Harvests
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  • 11.10.19 Garden Update

    Posted by aucellc on November 11, 2019

    We did a lot of work in our Santa Barbara garden today, and I wanted to share the updates along with some pictures.  We’re new to the fall/winter gardening in California, so we’re always open …

    gardening, Update
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  • My Lemons are Ripening!

    Posted by aucellc on November 7, 2019

    Citrus season is one of the reasons why I love winter in California so much.  The first mandarins appeared at the market last weekend, and the oranges on the citrus groves that surround Bakersfield are …

    gardening, Harvests
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  • Weekend Project: Thai Chili Paste

    Posted by aucellc on November 4, 2019

    I’ll be honest, I’m not a big hot sauce fan.  I don’t like overly spicy things, I don’t love the flavor of peppers in general, and I have a pretty low spice tolerance.  Despite this, …

    Food, recipe
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