Tomato, Mozzarella, and Zucchini Pie

First hit on the pie parade did not turn out too bad. It was a bit of an adventure as are all my forays into the kitchen. My skills are quite rusty. I am not sure where my oven temperature sits. (Why don’t I have an oven thermometer? Or can I just not find it?) After [...]

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bindweed and bermuda grass

Originally posted April 30, 2009 – I should call this page “Bindweed and Bermuda Grass,” the eradication of which seems to be the focus of my gardening activity lately. The 10 x 20 plot at our community garden was full of weeds two months ago.  It now contains: Beans: Italian Bush Roma Improved; Eggplant: Prosperosa, Rosa Bianca; [...]

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new year’s resolution – all things pie

When I say pie I mean tart, galette, crostata, tartlet, pielet, fried pie, pizza pie and yes, plain old double crust apple pie. I am defining pie as anything with a mixture of some kind of fat and some kind of flour held together by something wet as a base. You see Santa gifted me [...]

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