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Grilled Artichokes
Grilled artichokes make an amazing appetizer or side dish. They are easy to make, super healthy and in most areas of the country reasonably affordable. Step 1 Parboil your artichokes for roughly 20 minutes with 1 to 2 lemons cut into wedges. Leave the artichokes whole and add a little salt to the water. Step 2 Prepare an ice bath for the chokes, to prevent over cooking after you boil them. Once they have cooled in the ice bath, cut the artichokes in half (top to bottom). Remove the purple leaves and “hairy” center, leaving the edible leaves and tender heart. Top liberally with olive oil and season…
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Spring Planting and the addition of Rain Barrels
Spring has arrived in Texas and my flowers and garden are going crazy. I have high hopes this year, with the addition of our composting bin and two new rain barrels. I may even consider trying the lasagna gardening method… but more on that later. I went to a gardening class in Lewisville, and learned alot about gardening in Texas (far different than Montana). It turns out that rain barrels, not only help conserve water, but your garden and plants like rain water much better than treated water. We ended up ordering two barrels off of Amazon. With new laws being passed to encourage water conservation, most likely you will…