Make room for edamame this summer February 19, 2018Nicole Comment I remember the first time I tried edamame. I was in a Japanese restaurant, and the server placed a bowl of warm little [...]
Zucchini bread: a summer staple August 7, 2017Nicole Comment If you have ever grown zucchini, chances are you have ended up with a few (or if you’re like me, many) that grew [...]
Best rhubarb cake ever! May 27, 2017Nicole Comment It’s the end of May, and the weather in our region has been most uncooperative. It’s been cold. It’s been rainy. And it’s [...]
Farm tour: Hawaiian Vanilla Company February 5, 2017Nicole 1 We recently vacationed on the Big Island of Hawai’i, which was an incredible experience. It is an amazing place if you love being [...]
It’s time to plant garlic! November 12, 2016Nicole Comment The days are getting shorter, the nights are getting cooler, and we have had a few rounds of light frost. That can only [...]
Strawberry Japanese cheesecake recipe (Uncle Tetsu-like) October 9, 2016April 25, 2017Nicole 3 In March 2015, a store named Uncle Tetsu’s Cheesecake opened up near where I work. Having some Japanese heritage in my background, I [...]
How to save tomato seeds September 10, 2016Nicole Comment One of the amazing things about heirloom tomatoes is their incredible taste and wide variety of colours, sizes and shapes. Another amazing thing [...]
Pickled balsamic onions August 13, 2016Nicole Comment These pickled balsamic onions are a great way to use up the small onion bulbs that form at the base of old walking [...]
Grow endless green onions with walking onions August 6, 2016August 13, 2016Nicole Comment If you can get your hands on walking onions, you may wind up with a lifetime supply of green onions. A tough, perennial [...]
Get your garlic scapes while you can July 3, 2016Nicole Comment I love to see the arrival of garlic scape season. For me, it means the mid-season vegetables like cucumbers and zucchini are around [...]