Caesar salad is a favourite around our house. It’s the perfect addition to a Friday pizza night. This classic caesar salad dressing recipe is a great addition to so many meals. It’s quick and easy to pull together with many ingredients that I like to have on hand in my pantry. Combining all of the…
If you have a gardener in your life and are looking for a gift idea, here are a few items that I like to have around the garden. These tools are useful for both novice and experienced gardeners. I hope you find these gift ideas for the home gardener helpful. Gift Ideas Any of these…
Over the years, I have refined my go-to kitchen items. Here is some of my favourite kitchen equipment that I use on a regular basis. I tend not to have a lot of small appliances or other gadgets. These items help to fill in some of the gaps. Favourite Items I hope that you found…
Squash is an excellent addition to the garden as it is a very low-maintenance and hands-off plant to grow. It also stores very well and can be enjoyed throughout the winter. This simple roasted squash with rosemary and parmesan is a great side dish. It is also a relatively hands-off recipe. Growing Winter Squash Due…
This spring I decided to try string trellising my tomatoes. In the past, I’ve used stakes or tomato spirals to support my tomatoes. The benefit of using stakes is that they can be easily moved around my garden each season. If you practice any type of crop rotation this can be helpful. However, my indeterminate…
Overall the 2022 gardening season was very successful, the garden did very well. Southern Ontario had a dry summer, which means I am very grateful for the irrigation system in my garden. For more details on that check out this post. A dry summer meant that I had fewer issues such as blight and the…
In Southern Ontario, our gardening season has a very distinct end in October for heat-loving plants, such as tomatoes and peppers. This is a great time to work on putting the garden to bed for the winter so that it’s prepped and ready next spring. To-Do List Clean out the dead plant material I practice…