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Lisa Roy
Apr 1, 20223 min read
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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