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  • August 7, 2011

    You say Tomayto and I say Tomarto – Summer Sauce

    Where I was born and where I learnt to cook, in New Zealand, when we preserve our produce we call it Bottling and  we “Put them Down.’  Here  (US) we say “Put them up’ and call it Canning but both are in a glass jar with a sealed lid. Does this have something to do…

  • August 6, 2011

    Basil Pesto

    Here is the pesto recipe.  Remember when making a dish with so few ingredients use the very best ingredients. At the Farmers Market in Evanston the other day I saw baskets of basil. Freshly picked. Gorgeous. Pine nuts are horribly expensive but worth it. Walnuts are an alternative.  Walnuts will change the color and taste…

  • August 5, 2011

    Morning Walk through the weeds down the back.

    Early this morning I took you all to walk the fences with me. I do this walk every morning and evening for the dogs toilet time.  This is the wild area, where the weeds and all that wild  grass is allowed to grow. I even throw seed gathered from the garden down  there to encourage…

  • August 4, 2011

    Why can’t a Guy buy a Girl a Drink?

    I know that what I write today has nothing to do with old-fashioned farming.  But it is an old-fashioned thought. Queenie Wineti is supplying the visuals.   You see I had this interesting experience in the city on the weekend.  I had walked from the Metra Station to the Union Station  to catch my last…

  • August 4, 2011

    Why can’t a Guy buy a Girl a Drink?

    I know that what I write today has nothing to do with old-fashioned farming.  But it is an old-fashioned thought. Queenie Wineti is supplying the visuals.   You see I had this interesting experience in the city on the weekend.  I had walked from the Metra Station to the Union Station  to catch my last…

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