Currently growing in Southern California
Three out of seven days each week you will probably find me cooking chicken thighs. They are an easy choice for our little family. They are cheaper and more flavorful than chicken breasts and I can bring the leftovers to work for lunch the next day. We get stuck in ruts though. I like to…
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Happy Autumn Equinox! Mother Earth decided to bless us by sending our first real Fall day. The temperature dropped from the upper 90s down to 72 and breezy in just a couple days. The wind smelled wet and cold. It blew strongest in the afternoon and the dust was so thick in places that visibility was…
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Winter has touched the landscape with its icy fingers. This morning I woke up to a crisp 25 degrees outside. A thick layer of frost blanketed the ground. The apple trees and grapevines have been bare for over a week, the ice in the bird baths is 1/2 inch thick in the mornings, and piles…
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I tried to get this posted yesterday, but Tom’s boss was coming to visit so I was a bit busy getting ready. Tom has an incredible metabolism. He is one of those guys who needs to eat 3000 calories a day just to maintain his body weight. If I don’t keep the house stocked with…
Read MoreGuess who started laying eggs a couple days ago! We have found about a half dozen in the last couple days. So exciting!
Read MoreI know I said I would be back with an apple recipe, but I made this Turkey Pot Pie last night for dinner and we all agreed that it must go on the blog today so you all can try it with your leftovers tonight. I am so thankful I snapped a quick instagram shot…
Read MoreLook what I found in the compost pile this morning! Our first chicken egg! My excitement at this awesome find is mixed with sadness because this means its time for LadyHawke to go back to the farm she came from. Her chicks don’t need her anymore and she is ready to move on. Anything exciting…
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Shoots and Roots 