http://www.makepovertyhistory.org

Category Archives: parsley

What da dilly, yo?

Busta Rhymes & dilly beans. A natural combination, no? So yeah. Dilly beans. As a native New Yorker, where most of my young-adult time was spent pounding pavement in Manhattan, either uptown by the Met or downtown in Chelsea & the Fashion District, not quite growing my own vegetables/living in a rural area/reading up about [...]

The call of nature.

…   “Come forth into the light of things, let nature be your teacher.” – William Wordsworth … My trusty gardening shoes; falling apart Chuck Taylor’s I’ve had since 8th grade, the laces have been replaced 4 times … The Victory Garden is back in full effect, and of course I’m going to show it [...]

Grow time, 2011.

You might remember my garden posts from last year. In case you don’t, long story short: I had a little Victory Garden that I adored. I had 3 tomato varieties (Celebrity, Big Boy & a little patio tomato), 3 peppers (Cubanelle, red sweet pepper & Big Bertha), an eggplant (Black Beauty), Elite zucchini & Marketmore [...]

Jive turkey.

I have a confession to make, and it will probably seem weird. This is the first time I ever ate turkey in any other capacity than the sliced off pieces coming from the breast of a whole bird that was cooked on Christmas or Thanksgiving. *insert gasping sound here* The culprit… I have never eaten [...]

A story of yeast, garlic, olive oil… & lust.

I can’t believe it’s the 16th of February. Time is flying by, seems just like yesterday it was Christmas. Of course I’m thankful for the fact that spring is coming, so I’m not complaining. I hope you all had a wonderful Valentine’s Day, and that you all remember that love is 365 days a year [...]