rhubarb

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Harvest Monday

Harvest Monday

Happy Monday, everyone!As the veggies are really starting to roll in, I keep finding myself thinking about how amazing it is to actually be able to grow our own food!  Despite the sunburns and torn up hands, the long waiting periods and ridiculous weeds, every single harvest is a gift.  Even if I only pull a single tomato out of…
July 23, 2012
Harvest Monday

Harvest Monday

Happy Monday everyone!Thankfully, the past week finally brought us some much needed rain!  Not only has it helped to calm our spirits a bit, but the garden has loved the respite form the heat as well as the moisture from the skies.  Rain water must have some magic in it because it affects our veggies unlike any water we get…
July 9, 2012
Strawberry Rhubarb Honey Galette

Strawberry Rhubarb Honey Galette

First off, these are not our strawberries.  While we are patiently waiting for our first strawberry harvest, we couldn't resist picking up a few from the store.  This is, however, our rhubarb!  Yay!  Our first real rhubarb harvest!  A whole 12 ounces...3 1/2cups worth...the perfect amount to add a few strawberries to and turn into something phenomenal :-)The original recipe…
May 29, 2012
Harvest Monday

Harvest Monday

Happy Monday (and Memorial Day), everyone!We spent a lot of time in the garden yesterday trying to get as much done as possible before the onslaught of summer really begins.  While everything is planted out much sooner than it was last year at this time, I just can't seem to shake this overwhelming urge to get everything in the ground…
May 28, 2012
Pushing Through

Pushing Through

Happy Spring everyone!!!Look what I found in the garden a couple of days ago!Yep!  Rhubarb!  We transplanted it out of a big pot and into the ground last fall, crossed our fingers it would survive and it did!  We haven't gotten anything really harvest-able off of it in the past two years, but I'm really hoping this year will be different! I…
March 20, 2012
Spring has officially arrived!!!

Spring has officially arrived!!!

With spring officially upon us I find myself remembering how many hours of hard, dirty work it takes to get the yard ready for planting!  All winter long, while I'm warm and cozy, hibernating and stuck inside, I fantasize about being in the yard with the sun on my back and the warm soil at my fingertips.  I forget, however,…
March 21, 2011