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  • Compost maintenance ideas

    For keeping pests (crows, coons, opossums, cats, dogs) out of your compost pile I have two suggestions; A length of chicken wire on top of the pile – weigh it down with a brick or cinderblock – will keep critters…

  • In honor of Chef Edna Lewis

    In the cozy and warm dining room of Okra’s Restaurant in Manassas Chef Carla Hall and I got to share our skills in honor of the memory of Chef Edna Lewis (1914-2006), the author of The Taste of Country Cooking.…

  • 2nd Wednesdays – Summer 2010

    Munch, Dig, Laugh!!!  The summer weather was hot and the stink buds a drag BUT I had 2nd Wednesdays to look forward to – a gathering of friends old and new to talk food and gardening on my front porch…