A Vacation from Gardening

A Vacation from Gardening

January Garden While this may not have been the coldest January we’ve seen, it was still pretty cold. Depending on your gardening attitude, the frigid Wisconsin winter can be good, or not. I rate it very good, and other lazy gardeners are in my camp. There is absolutely nothing to do. Everything outside is snow-covered and the ground is hard as a rock. Who would want to be out there, anyway? Nevertheless, even lazy gardeners have to do some planning, and January...
Buckeye Bean Pot

Buckeye Bean Pot

Bean Nachos I’ve tried a lot of bean recipes over the years. I’ll keep trying new ones, but I always come back to my favorite.  Lately, I’ve been experimenting with various heirloom beans, such as Buckeye, Santa Maria Pinquito, San Franciscano, and cranberry beans from Rancho Gordo.  Although the seasonings are mostly the same for my standard black bean or pinto recipe, each type of bean has subtle nuances in flavor and texture.  I notice it...

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