After 2012’s record highs and lengthy drought, 2013 is getting off to a noticeably cooler start.
It’s time to head out and cut back last year's asparagus ferns. Asparagus pruning is one of my least favorite springtime chores, but it’s also one of the most essential.
Photo by Judith Hausman Raclette is a Swiss dish, based on heating cheese and scraping off the melted portion. Raclette is the quintessential Swiss winter food, simpler even than fondue. I’ve eaten it authentically only once, sitting with friends around an open fireplace. Our host held half a wheel of cheese up to the flames, and […]
I’m a serious sucker for interesting plants, especially those with funky growth habits. I've recently been introduced to two different plants that have the most intriguing growth habits: the spiral.
At some seafood restaurants, the "fresh catch” might come from hundreds of miles away or arrive frozen (or even mislabeled), but at Castaway Waterfront Restaurant and Sushi Bar in Marathon, Fla., avid spear fisherman John Mirabella serves up the catch he spears during his deep-sea dives.
Photo by Judith Hausman Carrots can be boring; try some parsnips this spring instead! Signs of spring are sprouting: crocus and daffodil greens poking through the snow, hopping robins and birdsong in the air, longer days and ice-free ponds. And yet, a few more soups can still be enjoyed from last season’s root vegetables before […]
It's nearly pea-planting time! One of my favorite homegrown veggies, peas find a spot in my garden each and every year.
Give your boring clothespins an easy makeover with these colorful clothespin designs.
