Tag Archives: growing jane (good eats)

Today’s Recipe: Big Carrot

Ghoulies, groovies, I was working in my lab (greenhouse) one night when my eyes beheld an eerie sight.

My monster carrot from her slab (garden trough) began to rise,

and suddenly, to my surprise …

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Today’s Recipe: Ooey Gooey Cookies

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Horse Picnic

The first thing we do is go to our greenhouse to harvest horse-size carrots for our horses to eat as part of the picnic feast.

Then we saddle up Paco and LB (Lightning Bolt) and head for the old homestead up on Paradise Ridge.

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Today’s Recipe: Chocolate-Covered-Blueberry Cookies

Hold onto your hats, girls—have I got a doozy for you:

Blueberries are good for you, right?

I KNOW—you’re bowled over! Scientists have discovered that blueberries are healthy. So those of you not eating blueberries because you thought they were unhealthy can…

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days like this

Ever have one of these days?

Today’s Recipe: Homemade Breakfast Cereal

Cereal is the go-to breakfast in American homes, and it’s easy to see why. Besides being ultra convenient, that perky cereal crunch can wake up the senses in a hurry. But before you reach for a box tomorrow morning, consider three facts that may change the way you start your day.

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Today’s Recipe: JUST DANDY

Do me a favor. Go outside and find the dandelion patch nearest you.

If I know anything about dandelions, and I DO, it won’t be far.

Now close your eyes and recall the healthy relationship you USED to have with dandelions, before someone told you they were bad and ugly.

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Watch Jane Grow!

Closing in on five years old, I’m already growing food and lots of it. Last spring, NannyJane picked me up early in the morning for what she called a day of “grandgirl growing.”

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