Posts By David Offutt

It is one of the simplest things in the world – herb infused vinegar. In this case I’m using the chive blossoms. I probably have one more post  regarding them, …
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Yesterday I showed you picture of the chives flowering. As I don’t want them to go to seed, I cut them down tonight.

Chive flowers may be used in salads, …
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I’m fighting a bit of jet-lag after being in Germany this past week, and the Student has her nose to the grindstone preparing for another CPA exam. Despite that, it …
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I love lamb, in roasts, as chops, Kofte, and last year I made an especially delicious Merguez.  My absolute favorite way to season it is the way I did those …
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Before I got into growing vegetables, I had a passion for perennials. I guess we never forget our first love…. even as we turn our attention elsewhere.

Puttering in garden this …
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Compost – such a humble thing yet so important to the garden.   I spent the several hours this weekend screening compost before adding it to the beds. Standing over the …
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Mid March.

By all reckoning it should be cool, lows in the upper 20’s, highs in the 40’s and 50’s.  After a nearly non-existent winter in this part of the …
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The crocuses have poked up but are not yet blooming, and the daffodils and tulips are start to thrust skyward.  I’m  chomping at the bit  to get out in the …
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I still have a few butternut squash from last year’s harvest. I love this vegetable, but am coming to my wits end as to how to prepare it! I have …
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