Month: April 2023

• Herbed Rice and Bean Salad

  

  As summer approaches it’s nice to have a selection of salad recipes to choose from. Ingredients1 cup uncooked rice1 and 3/4 cup water1 can of kidney beans (398ml)1/4 cup finely chopped basil1/4 cup finely chopped parsley1/4 cup finely chopped cilantro3 Tbsp finely chopped oregano2 small garlic cloves finely diced3 chopped green onions1/2 tsp salt1/4 tsp…

• Soft Tortillas

  

  We love soft tortillas . This recipe is easy to follow and makes a great sturdy yet very soft tortillas. Ingredients 1 Cup all purpose flour 1 Cup Masa Flour2 Tbsp lard or shortening 1/2 tsp salt3/4 Cup water. Directions Mix together the flours and salt. Add the lard and mix in until it resembles…

• Gardener’s Birds and Bees Story

  Ok, so we aren’t going to tell “the story”, just a story. A story about pollination. Pollination is an essential part of fruit production. Pollen from a flower’s anthers (the male part of the plant) sticks to a pollinator. The pollinator then takes this pollen to another flower, where the pollen sticks to the stigma…

• Zinnias: The Workhorse of Our Garden

  

  When we started growing all our own plants from seed, we found so many choices of zinnias available to us. Each year we would try another variety of this annual and each year we have another “favourite “. Not only do we love them, but they are appreciated by the bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. Zinnias…