Month: June 2023

• Cilantro and Basil Pasta Salad

  

  A great salad in the summer when the garden is full of fresh herbs. This salad recipe is great to make the day ahead of your guests arriving. Serves 6. Ingredients 3 Cups dry elbow pasta1 Cup Sliced green onion1/2 Cup finely chopped fresh cilantro1/2 Cup finely chopped fresh basil1 Cup small cubed cheddar1 Cup…

• The Cabbage Butterfly Woes

  

  You don’t have to garden long before you will come up against garden pests that can quickly destroy a garden crop. With the good comes the bad. Years ago a gardener may have been inclined to have a cupboard of various insecticides for each type of pest. I remember watching my grandmother and my mother…