A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
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Gardens are now producing everything from green beans to green onions and for the early bird gardener potatoes and corn. If you’ve planted zucchini – you probably have a boatload of them. Here are some tried and very good recipes you might enjoy. I’ve included dishes to cover every meal, from breakfast to dessert. Zucchini Carrot Bread 3 eggs 1 cup extra virgin olive oil or vegetable oil 1 ½ cups brown sugar, packed 1 cup zucchini, grated 2 teaspoons vanilla 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour ½ bran cereal 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon baking p...
It’s the perfect time of season for homemade skin care recipes. The garden is where you can find your next all natural and effective skin care product. Yes, right in your vegetable garden or at your local farmer’s market. The vegetable facials and cleansers contain vitamins and minerals that can maintain skin health and beauty for a long time. Each vegetable has its own vitamin levels, like retinol is found in expensive beauty products but also in carrots and pumpkins. Fruits and vegetables are great natural sources of alpha hydroxy acids and...
What can we do that doesn’t cost a lot of money, is close to home, and the entire family can enjoy themselves? Well we are almost through the month of July and what have you done this summer? What can your kids write about when they return to school and are asked the evitable question, “What did you do while on summer vacation”? We have about 4 or 5 weekends left before summer is over. Yes, that is all. Lucky for you, you live in one of the most amazing places on this planet. We have the Adirondacks to our east, the St. Lawrence River to our n...
Everyone is aware of the drought this past month. With our lawns turning a crisp golden brown, to finding our flower gardens wilted every morning. The drought has hit most of central and eastern United States. This drought has seen extreme to moderate drought conditions, the worst since 1988. Hitting the largest corn growing states of Indiana, Missouri and Kentucky, the average crop of corn yielded 146 bushels per acre, down 20 bushels of 164 per acre. Although farmers had planted the largest crop since 1937 in anticipation of an improved...
