In the years since we turned our front yard here in the District of Columbia into a kitchen garden we’ve had few problems with pests or diseases. I attributed our good fortune to being fairly isolated from any large plantings of vegetables. How would the pests find us? I also figured we were just brilliant gardeners, […]
Swiss cheese omelet with fried summer squash and grilled beef heart. Preparation time: 10 minutes Shopping: none He gave one of our big, Italian summer squashes to our new friends Lee and Andrew. Last night, we arrived home from an outing and found that Lee had gifted us back with some of our own […]
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My wife is not a big zucchini fan, but on occasion I am able to entice her with our favorite Italian summer squashed sliced thinly and served raw with a seasonal dressing of goat cheese, olive oil and fresh herbs, such as oregano or mint or basil. Or maybe all three. Don’t feel constrained. This […]
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