I've been in London for a week enjoying the festivities of the holidays. I've been here enough times where I'm starting to notice patterns... there are things that I like to do every time I come here. These are some of my favorites, in case you're looking for a little inspiration next time you come…
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Part of that big garden my brother and I did this year at Tulipwood was a pumpkin patch. And look how it turned out:
(photo by Gordon Pellegrini)
I love it when things turn out well. There are some late watermelons mixed in there too. Maybe we'll carve a watermelon too and freak people out.
I love pumpkins…
These are the peppers from my garden this year. You can call me Peter Piper. Thank you.
Pickled Peppers:
The truth is, that they were planted by my brother's mischievous friend Francesco. But Francesco dropped off the radar screen sometime in mid-summer when the weeds became unruly and it was time to separate the men from…
Two days ago I wrote to you about an antique market in Warrenton, Texas and showed you some of the jewels in the world. I also mentioned that I'd be going back for this one part of the market that wasn't opened until Tuesday. Let me explain...
It's called "American picking on speed." This particular location…
On a scale of 1-5, how ambitious were you with your garden this year?
I started out extremely ambitious. Like, I'm-the-best-farmer-in-the-world-ambitious.
Then I had my ego handed to me on a platter made of corn stalk nubs, meticulously gnawed down by the chipmunks.
Pickled Swiss Chard:
But there were a few successes. In fact, there were many in…
Before I begin, I need to share a tip. I was reminded via twitter by my friend Paul over at Foodcrunch of this important summer tomato rule, so if you take nothing else away but this, I'll be happy. If you want your juicy summer tomatoes to last longer... simply rest them on the windowsill…
I'm pickling a lot these days. That seems to be the way it goes with summer gardening. You hoe and weed and till and sow and water and worry and then it all comes pouring in at once, faster than you can eat it.
When I have this problem, I pickle.
Folks, get ready for a lot…
I used to think of it as the strange stuff I'd see in strange gas stations on my strange cross country road trips. It was usually in stick form, a long tubular stick, wrapped in a coating of plastic, with a peculiar name like... Slim Jim, not because it made you slim, but because it…