John Buckingham

Blueberry Torte

This Blueberry Torte is a dense, thin cake, which is wonderful with any of the end of the summer fruits: raspberries, blueberries, plums or a mixture.

How to Extend Your Growing Season

Yesterday was a cold rainy day here. I had plans to get out and photograph what things look like around here but it was pretty wet. Instead I’m going to re-post one of my original posts from three years ago! I imagine most of you have not read it! Our growing season in Vermont isContinue reading “How to Extend Your Growing Season”

Zucchini Relish

With such an abundance of zucchini I made a batch of zucchini relish. This is our favorite relish and you’ll always find it in our pantry.

Chocolate Zucchini Cake

There are many ways to ouse zucchini, from making a zucchini quiche to zucchini relish. our favorite is making a Chocolate Zucchini Cake.

My Garden: September Clean Up & Planting Garlic

It’s not fall yet on the calendar but it sure feels like it. Our nights are getting chilly and the forecast for this week is for cooler days too! I don’t mind as I feel much more invigorated when the days are cooler. I seem to get a lot more done outside. One of theContinue reading “My Garden: September Clean Up & Planting Garlic”

Frugal Tips: Top Frugal Tips

We’re all interested in saving money and there are numerous books and blogs to help us reach our goals. Maybe our goal is to get out of debit or pay off a car loan or even pay off our mortgage. Perhaps you just want to reject consumerism and trim the unnecessary expenses from your life.Continue reading “Frugal Tips: Top Frugal Tips”

Blackberry Jelly

Our wild blackberries have a lot of seeds so I don’t like to make jam with them. What I do like to make is blackberry jelly.

Recipe Box: Morning Glory Muffins

I like to think that Morning Glory Muffins originated on Nantucket, at least that’s where I first had them. My husband’s grandmother had the recipe in her recipe box and I fell in love with them from the first moment I tried them. My original recipe had a lot of oil. This recipe is as adaptationContinue reading “Recipe Box: Morning Glory Muffins”

September in the Garden

Seems like I blinked and the summer flew by! After several days of July like weather this morning is nice and cool. I love the end of summer days when it is warm and sunny during the day but cool at night. Everywhere I look things are flowering, that last ditch effort to produce seedsContinue reading “September in the Garden”

The Great Zucchini Hop

Overwhelmed with zucchini? Looking for neighbors with unlocked cars so you can leave some zucchini in the front seat? There are actually lots of wonderful ways to enjoy zucchini. Do you need a few new ideas? Check out all of the great ideas here and share your recipes, growing tips, harvesting methods, and preservation instructions!Continue reading “The Great Zucchini Hop”