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On a cold winter day, there is nothing better than warm chocolate chip cookies with hot cocoa or cold milk. Almost everyone has a favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe…

While looking for some peanut butter for a cookie I wanted to make, I realized I still had some Nutella. Hey, that could make a good cookie, right? Since…

As I type this, Thanksgiving was a few days ago and the holiday season is upon us. Sadly, winter typically signals the end of fresh fruits and vegetables from…

I grow and cook my own pumpkins. I am especially fond of Blue pumpkins- blue on the outside and deep, deep orange on the inside- which is perfect for…

As I type this, it is early November and Persimmons have been back in stores for about a month. YEA! I never had a persimmon until about a year…

I am often accused of growing tomato TREES rather than tomato bushes. My record, to date, is 15′ tall tomato bushes. (Yes, that is a 5′ tall ladder that…

My fig tree has been doing TOO well this year. I now have a list of 9 people who want my “extra” figs. I’ve been through the list twice,…

At neighborhood block parties, religious socials, family reunions, or any type of potluck, there often seems to be an unspoken “competition” as to who can bring the most amazing…

I have a peach tree that produces the most delicious peaches. And even though I “knock off” the excess peaches as a farmer taught me, I still get a…

It’s Spring! Grocery stores are filling up with fresh, often locally-grown strawberries. My strawberry patch is beginning to flower, and soon I will be able to pick that wonderful…