Originally From: Starbucks Restaurant, MILKLISSA79 Ingredients: 1 (1 pound) loaf Italian bread 6 fresh basil leaves, chopped 2 tomatoes, sliced 4 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese, sliced 1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar Instructions: Slice the loaf of bread in half lengthwise. Layer the basil, tomato slices, and mozzarella cheese between the two [...]
A few days ago, I learned about air layering. This wasn’t exactly a new technique to me because I have been simple layering for many, many years. Simple layering is where you stick part of the plant underneath the soil line, and the part that is underneath will grow roots while still attached to the [...]
I love oregano. It’s fragrant and delicious. No Italian meal can be complete without it. But I also hate oregano. It’s one of those few plants that grows best (at least in my experience) by dividing in the spring. However, it’s really tough to divide it because unless you take a huge chunk of the [...]
This week’s project is to transplant all the Fraise des Boise (Woodland Strawberries) over to the useless patch of grass next to my parking space. It is overrun with grass and it is quite ugly. Last fall, I dug out all of the clay soil that was inside of the rectangle, and amended the soil [...]
Originally From: Best-Ever Vegetarian Cookbook Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil 4 garlic cloves, crushed 1 onion, roughly chopped 2 teaspoons ground cumin 2 teaspoons ground coriander 5 cups vegetable stock 12 ounces potatoes, peeled and finely chopped 1 (15 ounce) can chickpeas, drained 1 tablespoon cornstarch 2/3 cup heavy cream 2 tablespoons light tahini (sesame [...]
