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There’s double doses of goodness in these cookies. Where to begin? First, there’s a double helping of buckwheat AND a double dosage of chocolate. To add to that, there’s a salty-sweet element too. Most importantly, these cookies are for an ultimate good, worthy, and loving cause. Please read on…
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Exotic and unusual. Like something extraterrestrial, it's the passiflora or passion fruit and its passion flower - my purple passion. ...
Amongst the myriad of fruits, vegetables, herbs, flowers, and creatures in the garden (both friends and foes), we've made way for Lavandula angustifolia. Lavandula is lavender, not only the color but the flowering plants with a genus of 39 known species. I was surprised to learn that lavender is also from the mint family... ...
I'm officially hooked. Hooked on roasted strawberries that is! While strawberries are in season, the sweetest, plump, and most beautiful ever and you have a generous bounty, roasting strawberries is just the thing to do... ...
Lemony and light, this method for a luscious Meyer Lemon curd is quick and foolproof due to the method!
There are so many images I wanted to share in this post that I ended up splitting the post into two parts. The next post will feature some colorful features in the garden, while this post will feature some of the edible plantings in my southern California garden.
Even a photographer’s test shots can inspire further exploration…
A meal without wine, is like a day without sunshine.“
Robert Mondavi
