Foy Update :

Yellow Flowering Japanese Magnolia 'Butterflies'

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I love this small stature yellow Japanese magnolia called butterflies ( Magnolia 'Butterflies').  The buttery yellow flowers have been beckoning me from across the garden.  I usually write about food and recipes on this[...]

Cottage Cheese and Fresh Fruit - Healthy Vegetarian Breakfast

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I've been looking for a healthy and quick breakfast; something with protein that will get me through until lunch.  Cottage cheese with fresh fruit has been a tasty answer.  I've been eating about a half cup low-fat[...]

Mindful Eating - Recipes with Nutrition Info

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At the beginning of April I began working outside in the gardens again.  It's part of the cycle of working at a public garden in the Midwest.  We work outside April-October then desk work November to March.  I always welcome[...]

Birky Family Farms - Local Country Market

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Chris Birky talks about how he breeds his pigs for consistently tasty pork.  I've been hearing buzz about Birky Farms in the community.  When I asked where to get local meat this is where people told me to[...]

Malibu Veggie Pizza - Surprising Topping Combination

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This is perhaps the best vegetarian pizza I have ever eaten.  It's unexpected and I even question calling it pizza as the ingredients are at least partially untraditional.  Old Chicago calls this a Malibu Veggie[...]

Cinnamon Leaves - Sweet Bread Recipe

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I'm starting this post while the bread is in the oven. The smell of baking cinnamon bread is intoxicating.  All I can think about is how hungry I am.  I doubt there will be any of this loaf left.  I have to make sure that I get[...]

Healthy Happy Hummus - Vegetarian Recipe

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  I learned how to make hummus from a friend who learned from his Turkish next door neighbor.  Is that the way recipes should be?  Hummus is a puree made from chickpeas and tahini.  Tahini is basically peanut butter made[...]

Confession: I've Never Donated Blood

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I have never donated blood. I don?t really have a good reason for this, just never got around to it. With all the natural disasters happening around the world, I?ve been feeling helpless. I don?t have a lot of extra money to give, but I do[...]

Vegetable Gardens for Small Spaces

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Were your grandparents vegetable gardeners? What about your parents? Are you? According to a National Gardening Association?s 2010 study gardening is on the rise; of the household surveyed 37% are doing some of their own food production.[...]

Chicago Flower and Garden Show 2011

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?? Some beautiful forced tulips at the Chicago Flower and Garden Show. ????? Saturday my fellow horticulturalist and I spoke at the Chicago Flower and Garden Show.  I wasn't terribly nervous until I stepped up to the podium and[...]