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Chicken from scratch

On 17/09/2013 By Garden CorrespondentIn Uncategorized12 Comments

We never thought about eating the chickens we kept. For one thing, we were not adept at killing them, and we weren't all that sure how to clean them properly. Eggs are enough, we said. Once in a while, Ali would take a few chickens over to the neighbors to kill and clean and he'd …

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Channel your inner granny

On 12/07/201320/07/2014 By Garden CorrespondentIn Uncategorized85 Comments

Now, by "granny" I mean the kind of person who has a china hutch with little figurines inside. And under that there is a cupboard where there might be some bottles sitting in the dark. And if you have been a pleasing guest, the cupboard might be opened and a bottle pulled out and opened. …

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Peking duck part 1

Happy new year, everyone! I haven't been able to read as many of the great new year/old year posts that everyone is writing lately, because we are moving this week. It's all a bit sudden, and we have many, many books to pack, not to mention all the other stuff. This is when I realize …

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On 01/01/201301/01/2013 By Garden CorrespondentIn Uncategorized19 Comments

Fill-in-the-blank cake

On 31/08/201231/08/2012 By Garden CorrespondentIn Uncategorized19 Comments

When we first moved down here, we brought along with us two scraggly little lavender plants. They were so small and insignificant that we planted them together, side by side, in front of the house. Four years later, they have cascaded down the hill, a formidable hedge of silver and purple. Ali doesn't like to …

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Not too hot for some

On 18/07/201220/07/2012 By Garden CorrespondentIn Uncategorized7 Comments

It's hot! Today it is 106 F in the shade (41 C) and it's paralyzing. We have all been drenching ourselves with the hose or in the tub in the garden. Any amount of heat is bearable to me when I'm soaking wet. (For additional tips on dealing with the heat without AC, Celi at …

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