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Breakfast Pastries – Muffins Cakes and Bars Galore
Breakfast pastries are perfect for those mornings when you are in a hurry and looking for something easy to grab on the run. Sometimes I want a hearty breakfast and sometimes I just want something quick and easy. Coffee cakes, breakfast pastries made of oatmeal and other healthy fillings and muffins fit the bill just […]
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Seared Scallops with White Wine
This recipe for seared scallops uses white wine for a delicate sauce that compliments the scallops beautifully. I love sea scallops. They are buttery and delicious and make a lovely dinner party or romantic meal choice. If you are looking for a tasty dinner recipe that will be on the table in a flash, look […]
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Vegetable Gardens – Favorites from my Facebook Fans
Growing vegetables is one of the true joys of summer for me. It appears the same is true of my Facebook fans, from the look of these vegetable gardens. One of my favorite things to do on my Facebook page The Gardening Cook, is to ask my fans to share their favorite photos from their […]
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Roasted Red Baby Potatoes with Fresh Herbs
These roasted red baby potatoes have a great blend of fresh herbs for perfect seasoning. Roasted potatoes are so yummy and go well with just about any main course protein. The roasting process gives the potatoes a nice outside crispiness and a warm and tasty center. I have fresh herbs growing in my garden year […]
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Best Main Course Recipes – Hearty and Filling Meals
This round up features some of the best main course recipes for dinner. I have begun to notice that the majority of my recipes for this blog tend to end up as main courses. Sure, I love desserts just like anyone else does. But since I am normally watching my weight, I find that I’m […]
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Best Household Tips – Make your Home Run Smoothly
This is my latest group of best household tips to make your home run more smoothly and efficiently. I am an orderly person. Organization seems to be my middle name. I am always looking for tips to make things easier for me to manage at home. Some tips help to make your cleaning jobs easier. […]
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Ideas to Decorate your Home in Style – Best of the Web
Here are some of my favorite home decor ideas. These best home decor ideas range from simple decorating accents to complete kitchen make overs. There is something for all tastes here. My only requirement for an idea to land on this page is that it must be tasteful and it must inspire me to think […]
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Searching the Web for the Best Creative Do It Yourself Projects
Here are some more of my favorites. These best creative do it yourself projects range from simple gardening ideas to accent your outdoor space, to fairly complicated DIY tutorials for larger indoor projects. My only requirement for an idea to land on this page is that it must be tasteful. I also love projects that make […]
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Best DIY Projects – Re-purpose Recycle Reuse
I love sharing the best DIY Projects that I can find to share with my readers. I have always been interested in crafts. At one time I did them almost non stop. My eyesight is not so great anymore so I don’t do them much myself, but still enjoy seeing creative projects. I’ve put together […]
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Gardening Cooking Humor – Collection of Jokes and Funnies
Every now and then, it is fun to just let your hair down and enjoy a bit of gardening and cooking humor. These graphics and jokes are a way for us to lighten your day. Life should not always be too serious. The Gardening Cook agrees. So we have made a collection of some of […]
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Today’s Flower Eye Candy – Red Emperor Tulip
Today’s featured flower is the Red Emperor Tulip. I love tulips. I have a big patch of these perennial bulbs in my front garden bed and they are gorgeous. They don’t last long but the show that they put on is just incredible for a few short weeks. Emperor tulips are old hybrids, but have […]
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Re-blooming Iris Varieties and Colors
There is nothing quite like a re-bloom of your favorite flower later in the year. A re-blooming iris gives me a chance to enjoy the beauty twice in one season. If you love growing perennials, you will probably have an iris or two in your garden. Many iris plants bloom once for the season and […]
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Turning a Compost Pile – Easily and Cheaply
Turning a compost pile can be time consuming and a bit difficult to do. The material can get very heavy and cumbersome to move around which is needed in order to change the organic matter into hummus. All vegetable gardeners know that composting is a great way to get organic fertilizer for your garden beds. […]
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Freshen your Vacuum Cleaner with Dryer Sheets
I love any tips that can make short work of common household chores. This one is very short and sweet! It’s a great tip to freshen a vacuum cleaner bag. Dryer sheets make your laundry softer to the touch and add a great smell to them as well. They also neutralize the effects of built-up […]
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Creamy Broccoli and Cheddar Casserole
This delicious recipe for creamy broccoli and cheddar casserole is a side dish that I serve often at Thanksgiving. It combines broccoli, cauliflower, and cheddar cheese with eggs for a rich and creamy taste that my family can’t resist. Broccoli is the perfect vegetable to use in this dish. It has a mild flavor on […]
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Turkey Stir Fry with Fresh Vegetables
Throw away that take out Chinese Menu. I have a tasty, and easy recipe for Turkey stir fry with mixed vegetables that will make your favorite take out a thing of the past. I used to think that Chinese takeaway only came from a Chinese restaurant. This recipe shows me that this doesn’t have to […]
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Staggered Planter Equals Instant Curb Appeal
Planters near an entrance way are a great way to add pizzazz to a front door. But add some house numbers and a staggered planter and you will get some instant curb appeal to boot. I enjoy having plants on my front step and love to change them out with the seasons. This pretty planter […]
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12 things you Should never compost
I recently wrote an article which talked about a long list of weird things that you can compost which you might not have thought about. Today, I am doing to discuss those things you should never compost. Vegetable gardening is greatly enhanced with adding organic matter formed by composting. If you enjoy growing vegetables, you will […]
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On The Spot Composting with Brown Lunch Bags
Don’t throw away those plain brown luncheon bags, or fast good restaurant bags after use. Save them for on the spot composting! If you don’t want the chore of composting with a large compost pile, you can still compost. Just use recycled brown lunch bags. They work great in any flower or vegetable garden. Keep […]
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Crock Pot Taco Chili – Hearty Week End Meal
This recipe for Crock Pot Taco Chili is delicious and simple to make as well. There is nothing quite like lounging around on a lazy Sunday and then ending your day with crock pot recipes that have been simmering all day. A slow cooker is one of the best kitchen helpers out there. It allows you […]
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Turn that Junk Mail into Garden Mulch
Hate junk mail? Turn this unwanted mail into garden mulch with this easy gardening life hack. All you have to do is look into your mail box and you will see how much junk mail you get on a daily basis. Junk mail is unwanted, wastes paper and other materials and ends up on our […]
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Beef Stew with Root vegetables
This beef stew with root vegetables is one of my favorite crock pot recipes. It has a rich gravy and the most tender beef ever! Many people enjoy stews in the fall when the weather is cooler, but I enjoy them all year round. My main reason is because I can cook them in my […]
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DIY Compost Screen with Garden Trays
Composting allows me to add some organic matter to my garden, but the material often needs sifting. Instead of buying a compost sifter, I made my own DIY Compost Screen by using common plastic garden trays. These trays are readily available at most garden centers when you purchase a flat of seedlings. The come with […]
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Rolling Compost Pile Method of Composting
A rolling compost pile is much easier to manage that a normal pile in a compost bin. I am committed to organic gardening. My vegetable garden is treated for insects with home made remedies and I control weeds by pulling and with vinegar. I do not use chemical fertilizers, but instead add organic matter formed […]
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Butternut Pumpkin by the Buckets in my Garden
Butternut pumpkin (also known as butternut squash) is one of my favorite fall vegetables. Cooking this vegetable in the oven brings out the sweetness in it. It looks as though it will be the star of my vegetable garden this year! Butternut pumpkins can be cooked so many ways. I love to roast them, and […]
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Today’s Garden Tour – Stott Garden – Goshen, Indiana
A fan of my Gardening Cook Page on Facebook recently shared with me some photos she took on a recent Garden tour of Stott Garden in Goshen, Indiana. My husband and I spend the summer months touring garden centers around this country. We have visited several of them in Indiana, but when someone mentioned it […]