Garden Muse June 2019
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Pick-up Sticks January 2019 Looking out the window in winter, we see bare limbs that only recently were covered in leaves gleaming like jewels. Nature rests in January to gather energy for the next cycle of exuberant growth and color. This downtime invites...Garden Muse October 2018
Gingko, for the Most Spectacular Fall October 2018 Gingko biloba (meaning “twolobed,” in reference to its distinctive, fan-shaped leaf) is an incredible deciduous tree. A native of China, the gingko was introduced into the western horticultural world in the mid-18th...Garden Muse August 2018
When the heat’s on, light up the night August 2018 Perhaps you are not familiar with this magnificent flower that bursts forth from an unlikely source — a cactus. I had heard of it, the fabulous bloom that appears for one night only, causing quite a sensation. My...Garden Muse June 2018
June 2018 You can have so much fun playing with geometric shapes, figuring out how to blend form and function in hardscape and plantings. Design possibilities are endless. Work a checkerboard of pavers into the edge of your patio with herbs in the alternating soil...Garden Muse March-April 2018
The French term potager means ‘providing vegetables for the pot.’ March-April 2018 Food gardening has been on the rise in America for the last decade for obvious reasons: homegrown food is better tasting, is the freshest possible, saves money and is safe from undue...
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Today is National Peanut Day! If you like peanuts, let us know below! Here's a delicious recipe for Colonial Peanut Soup that was featured in our March/April Commonwealth Kitchen column.
Colonial Peanut Soup
Courtesy of Virginia Carolinas Peanuts Promotions
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
2 tablespoons grated onion
1 stalk celery, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3 cups chicken broth
½ cup creamy peanut butter
¼ teaspoon salt, optional
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons chopped roasted peanuts
Directions:
Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat; add onion and celery. Sauté for about 5 minutes. Add flour and mix until well blended. Stir in chicken broth and allow it to simmer for about 15 minutes. Remove from heat, strain broth. Stir the peanut butter, salt and lemon juice into the broth until well mixed. Serve hot in cups. Garnish each cup with a teaspoon of chopped peanuts. Makes 6 servings.
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