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Cook’s Library: Top 10 Cooking Books- Authentic Mexican 20th Anniversary Ed: Regional Cooking from the Heart of Mexico1 by Rick Bayless
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- The Debt to Pleasure: A Novel7 by John Lanchester
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Tag Archives: Photos
Still Life Photos of Rotting Food
These Still Life Photos of Rotting Food are strangely beautiful. They were created as a commentary on food waste.
He’s Here!
Asleep, originally uploaded by dylan555. Baby Sean is here! He was born March 8 at 9:26 a.m. He weighed 7 pounds 3 ounces and measured 21 inches. He and I are both tired but doing fine. I’ll probably go on … Continue reading
Merry Christmas!
Smile, it’s Christmas! Treat yourself to a good breakfast today.
Whoa! Where did that cantaloupe come from?
I was out in the herb garden/bulb/annual bed area of our front yard when I got a surprise. Hidden under a juniper bush that we affectionately call the “alien” was this: Now, I knew there was an errant vine in … Continue reading
Another Volunteer
butternut, originally uploaded by shannon_turlington. Correct me if I’m wrong, but does this not look like a young, green butternut squash? I spotted it all tangled up in the volunteer pumpkin. A brief investigation concluded that there isn’t some sort … Continue reading
Bee Balm
beeonflower1, originally uploaded by shannon_turlington. My husband took this picture yesterday of a bee doing its thing on the (almost finished blooming) bee balm.
We Have Pumpkins!
It’s become clear over the past week that the mysterious volunteer squash (there are actually 2 plants) in our garden is indeed a pumpkin plant. See the evidence for yourself: So I think we can safely say that we have … Continue reading
What to Do With All This Basil
My basil plants are going gangbusters this year. They really like being in the garden with the tomatoes. I guess it’s no secret that basil and tomatoes get along well together. I did a big harvest today, enough to make … Continue reading
My Favorite Pot
No, not that kind of pot. This kind: So far, this is the best arrangement I’ve done this year. And it’s flourishing in the shade. The vegetable garden is also coming along nicely. We had our first harvest already: Simply … Continue reading
Porch Dog
porchdog2, originally uploaded by shannon_turlington. It just isn’t summer if there isn’t a dog on the porch.
