It has been a while since my last community garden update. To be completely honest, I have not had a lot of time for the garden this year. My garden plot is now overgrown and
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Israeli Salad
The past few weeks my garden has been overgrown with loads of cucumbers and tomatoes. I have been making (and freezing) lots of homemade tomato sauce. Recipe coming soon! We have also been eating a
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Adventure
Golden Hour in the Garden
After work on Monday, around 6:15 PM, I wandered over to the garden to check on my plot. The sky was blue, the temperature was warm and the light was perfect! It has been very
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Brussels Sprouts
Community Garden Meet & Greet
Last week the organizers of the South Orange Community Garden hosted a Meet and Greet at the garden. Everyone pitched in and brought something. My personal favorite was the Spanish Pan con Tomate (recipe coming soon)!
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Adventure
Year II Begins at the Community Garden
After a successful year at the South Orange Community Garden last year (see posts here, here and here), I couldn’t wait to get started this year! In fact, I signed up the the day plots became
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Adventure
Farm to Table at Tillie’s in Short Hills
This past Saturday evening, E and I got all dressed up and went out for a fancy dinner at a new farm to table restaurant located in Short Hills, New Jersey, called Tillie’s. I drive
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Community Garden Update, Part V
Fall In New York City Jacket: Barbour, Jeans: J Brand, Scarf: H&M, Shirt: Loft, Watch: Uniform Wares As colder temps set in here in New Jersey, the leaves change colors and start to fall from
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Autumnal
SOUP: Easy Turkey Chili and Pumpkin Cornbread
The temperatures are coming down and the leaves are turning colors here in New Jersey. For me that means, it is time to clean out the garden plot, time to start wearing fall colors and
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Adventure
Homemade Salsa Verde
One of the first seedlings I picked up for my garden was my tomatillo plant. After planting it I did some research and discovered that in order for the tomatillo plant to produce fruit you
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Basil
Community Garden Update, Part IV
So it has been a couple weeks since my last garden update. To be honest, work and life have been a little crazy and I haven’t been able to spend as much time at the
