Growing Celery (Apium graveolens)
April 1st is the start of National Celery Month.....but more exciting is that this is another plant that can go into the ground in early...
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Lisa Roy
Mar 3, 20221 min read
Mashed Carrots
All these recipes are from a cookbook I am working on, a treasure trove of recipes from the late 1700's to early 1900's. These recipes are
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Lisa Roy
Feb 18, 20221 min read
Mustard.....Home Made Is So Much Better!
Vintage Recipes to Prepare Mustard at Home.
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Lisa Roy
Feb 11, 20221 min read
Nasturtium...More Than a Pollinator Attractant
Nasturtium Sauces
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Lisa Roy
Jul 13, 20211 min read
Pea Soup with Turnips and Mint
Vintage pea soup with turnips or carrots and mint.
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Lisa Roy
Apr 29, 20212 min read
Yarrow Revisited..a Bit of Poetry.
BY WILLIAM WORDSWORTH The gallant Youth, who may have gained, Or seeks, a "winsome Marrow," Was but an Infant in the lap When first I...
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Lisa Roy
Apr 23, 20212 min read
Yarrow Trivia and folklore
Yarrow was used by native Americans as a wash to help manage sunburn. It is thought to help manage stress and anxiety It is a symbol of...
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Lisa Roy
Apr 13, 20211 min read
Vegetable Soup
Another recipe from our vintage collection....
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Lisa Roy
Apr 4, 20211 min read
Celery trivia
April is National Fresh Celery Month...so here are some little know facts about this common grocery store item...
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Lisa Roy
Mar 29, 20212 min read
Growing beets
Time to start planting your garden....and beets are a great place to start!
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Lisa Roy
Mar 26, 20211 min read
Continental Hotel Waffles
A waffle recipe from the past....have breakfast 19th century style.
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Lisa Roy
Mar 25, 20211 min read
Beet Trivia
Little things you probably didn't know about beets..... The ancient Greeks thought beets were an aphrodisiac. They were also thought to...
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Lisa Roy
Mar 21, 20214 min read
Lovage..You'll Fall in Love
As previously stated, the Romans felt it was a valuable medical plant, they had some justification-it contains a plant pigment called Querat
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Lisa Roy
Mar 20, 20211 min read
Carrot (Daucus carota) Trivia
Things you didn't know about this common vegetable.....
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Lisa Roy
Mar 15, 20212 min read
Is It an Herb? Or A Spice?
Want to confuse things even more? Lovage is a spice (the seed), or an herb (the leaves); and to make things more interesting…Lovage root is
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Lisa Roy
Mar 13, 20214 min read
Growing Parsley
Parsley….as attractive as it is tasty. And a healthy addition to your diet. It is rich in antioxidants and nutrients such as Vitamin A, K,
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Lisa Roy
Mar 12, 20212 min read
Parsley Proverbs and Folklore
In English folklore, it is also associated with death. The phrase “Welsh Parsley is a good physic” refers to the gallows rope as “Welsh Pars
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Lisa Roy
Mar 11, 20211 min read
Lovage..or Loveache?
Charlemagne decreed it should be in every imperial garden, and Queen Victoria carried Lovage candies with her.
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