Seasonal Old-time Cooking and Housekeeping From a Vintage Western North Carolina Cabin
To Register for Classes: Contact Barbara at [email protected] Class size limited to 10, so don’t delay! We are located 5 miles east of Asheville in Haw Creek Locally grown heirloom pumpkins Aunt Barb’s Thanksgiving Pies Wednesday, November 16, 6:00-9:00 $10 This one is an “Aunt Barb” class, meaning […]
I want to be more well-behaved. Really, I do. But when I pulled these carrots up, I just knew they were, er …. special. They looked so innocent, buried in the dirt with their green furry fronds poking up so nice and vegetable-like. But it looks to me like they’ve […]
A punchy ending to a fun weekend at our mountain cabin. Our friends left after breakfast and, well, a tin of cookies was left sitting out on the porch. I actually think the cookies look better on my husband, Wayne. And I guarantee they’ll look even better on you. So […]
Here’s what your September figs ought to look like. This is a Celeste fig. I’ve had the tree for 10 years and it’s just now producing yummy figs. But, if your fig tree is full of little green knobby figs that will surely succumb to frost before ripening, I have […]
Last night, five of my young-ish friends invited me to a progressive garden dinner they were hosting in their vintage West Asheville neighborhood. We bicycled to four urban bungalows and enjoyed a course at each with wine and garden tours. All the food was prepared by these professional bakers out […]
Hey! The gardens are in full swing with all this wet and warm weather. Perfect for picking, cooking and eating. See you soon I hope! Garden to Picnic Table Wednesday, July 6, 6:00-9:00 $45 Blackberry mint mojitos and crunchy pan-fried squash blossoms stuffed with garlic scape pesto and local chevre […]