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Artichokes and Okra

Summer Tomato and Herb Pie

July 24, 2018 Nancy

A simple dish requires the use of the best quality ingredients. This Summer Tomato Pie is a simple dish, where ripe, juicy and bursting with flavor tomatoes are layered with melty cheese, sweet onions, fresh herbs and breadcrumbs.

Patio garden - it is happening!!! We had an amazing preview to spring for 2 whole days in 6b. I was able to stain and assemble raised planters. Mr. Artichokes and Okra power washed the patio so we are starting with a clean base. This is just the begi

Just a spring teaser. 💚🌱💚 Rhode Island is having a few good warm days just to let us know winter might leave soon. I took the opportunity to let a few plants take in a small amount of sunshine and fresh air - Chinese cabbage, broccoli and peppers.

Salad.....💚🥗💚 The time has finally arrived in my new 6b home for starting seeds related to all things salad. Whew! I have missed this part of my California garden. Almost year round, I could walk outside and pull together a creative salad. It beca

Plant walking.💚🌱💚 A thing? Well, I did walk these pepper plant babies from the grow lights to the outdoors yesterday for the briefest moment of warmish fresh air. For just a little longer my garden efforts are mostly inside. My house is starting t

Cherry tomatoes! 💚🍅💚 How can I really complain about life when my biggest problem today is realizing I didn’t order any seeds for cherry tomatoes?🤦🏻&zwj;♀️ I have about 4 (really 4) seeds for a yellow cherry in my stash and that is it. Che

Look who got a centerfold in the new @gardeners catalog. 💚💚💚 The picture was taken late summer on our patio. I don’t know what is more amazing - ending up with a huge producing tomato plant after our move or that Mel, the pup, let me take he

Is anyone else getting giddy about spring?🙋🏻&zwj;♀️ Snow is melting and the birds have started to sing - those are signs - right?

As I plan my garden for our first spring in Rhode Island, I am realizing how lucky I was in California. Season defyi

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