The Allium Family
Knowing the difference of the allium family, between shallots, green onions, scallions, chives and leeks can be very confusing. One reason is that the same
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November 13, 2019
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Beet Roots
Beet roots (Beta vulgaris), brilliantly red, smoothly round, lusciously earthy and sweet are a treat on any table. Related to chard, their tops are also
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November 13, 2019
Broccoli and Cauliflower Stir Fry
Broccoli and cauliflower stir fry recipe, a great dish for lunch or dinner that is high in vitamins A, C and K and are full
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November 13, 2019
Broccoli and Cauliflower
Because broccoli is dark green, it signals its virtues before you even have a mouthful while Cauliflower for all its paleness is no shrinking violet
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November 12, 2019
About Wheat
1. Wheat sheaf as symbol. A sheaf of wheat is one symbol of All Saints’ Day, which is November 1. This probably originates in the
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October 31, 2019
About Pumpkins
1. Sex and the single pumpkin. Pumpkins are monoecious. A single plant will have both male and female flowers. Female flowers can be pollinated by
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October 3, 2019
Cherry tomatoes and Tarragon
Baked Chicken with cherry tomatoes and tarragon One lovely thing about cherry tomatoes is that they are so prolific. Gardeners often have way more than
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September 19, 2019
About Peaches
1. Clingstone or freestone. When you eat a peach and the flesh comes neatly away from the pit, that is a freestone. With clingstone types,
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September 12, 2019
About Apples
1. They are so pomaceous! Pome is from the Latin word for fruit, pomun, but in our world, we apply this term only to certain
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August 29, 2019
Cranberries
Lowbush cranberry The lowbush cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) is a North American plant, related to the blueberry, that grows naturally in eastern Canada and in B.C.
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August 27, 2019