Pureed vegetables have a dubious reputation. For many of us, they are still considered the horrible fate of those without teeth. Some of you may speak blithely of kale and spinach smoothies, but I have worked in a nursing home. I have seen, and smelled, what a blender does to meat and vegetables. Once, after […]
Identifying to Overcome 8 Factors that Inhibit Productivity
You know there are certain tasks you regularly avoid. What you might not know is why you really do this. There are factors affecting your reaction to and engagement in these tasks that may be hidden deeper than just “laziness” or “procrastination.” You probably don’t procrastinate everything in your life. Why some things and not […]
Dehydrate Onions for Fun and Easy Winter Eating
You haven’t smelled onions until you you have chopped enough all at once for 9 trays in the dehydrator – and lived to tell about it. That much onion smell stimulates new dimensions of olfactory confusion. And it’s not over once the chopping is done. After that, there are the hours with the dehydrator running. Onions […]
Maintaining August Garden Gusto
When you plant your garden in the spring, you have visions baskets of fresh veggies. The weather is cool and pleasant. The weeds are cute in their newborn stage, just another sign of life in the soil. You are delighting in being outside because you are recovering from winter cabin fever. By August, there are […]
My Backyard Weeds – Buffalo Burr or that Spiny Fake Watermelon Plant with Yellow Flowers
I don’t know how the first buffalo burr plant got onto my property about 4 years ago. I have lived here 14 years without ever seeing it or knowing it existed. Then, one day, there it was growing in my garden. It looked like a cute little watermelon volunteer seedling, growing low to […]