in my kitchen
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I’m grateful for my daughter every single day, but today I’m extra grateful for her increasing interest in learning how to cook, bake, and take care of a home. What are you grateful for today? Maria
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These past two weeks I’ve been harvesting a few red and yellow onions as needed. I have a few curing in my garden shed as well, and some still in the ground. I like growing a variety of onions in my garden, since it is something I use a lot of in the kitchen. What…
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Today I’m grateful to be able to step out on my balcony and pick ripe strawberries for my daughter’s breakfast. Seeing her happy face made my day. What are you grateful for today? Maria
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Today I’m baking pizza rolls in preparation for this 3-day midsummer weekend, and all the fun that come with it. What are you grateful for today? Maria
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Today I’m most grateful for the rain outside my window. I’m enjoying this morning with the door to my balcony wide open, a cup of coffee and a great new book about growing kitchen herbs (from our amazing library). What are you grateful for today? Maria
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Today I’m grateful for all the spinach I harvested in the garden this morning. I usually enjoy the smallest ones as they are in a salad. I blanch the bigger, more mature leaves. I briefly put them in boiling water with a pinch of salt, I’d say 1-2 minutes, no more. I immediately put them…
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This year my pumpkins have taken their sweet time to sprout, but today I noticed some tiny seedlings. I am most grateful that there will be pumpkins this year. Pumpkins are fun, beautiful, nutritious, abundant in the amount of food they deliver, and on top of that they have great shelf life. What are you…
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Today I feel grateful for the oregano that survived the winter. It is the first time one managed to survive at its regular spot in the garden bed. I did not take it inside over the winter. This oregano slept under a thick layer of mulch and later snow. I planted this oregano from seeds…
