Cooks Corner
Your garden is a bounty of sustenance and pleasure. A garden can provide food and healing herbs, it can be a place to spend time with your children, or it can be a refuge from your busy world. We're proud to offer a selection of recipes for cooking and grilling from your garden, and projects to do with your kids in and around the garden. You'll also find tips for entertaining, reading, and even sleeping in your garden.
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Recipes
Living off the land - on the 22nd floor
- » Fettuccine With Artichokes, Sun-Dried Tomatoes & Capers
- » Tarragon Carrots
- » Chunky Guacamole
- » Spiced Rice
- » Living Off The Land
- » Cold Peanut (or Sesame) Noodles
- » Saag (East Indian Spinach & Mustard Greens)
- » Risotto With Porcini Mushrooms
- » Seaweed Salad With Ginger Dressing
- » Hot & Sour Soup
- » Moroccan Chicken
- » Asian Carrot Soup
- » Black Bean (Or 17 Bean) Soup
- » Bulgur Pilaf
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Using Herbs and Flowers
Herbal extracts, flower drying, potpourri, ooh la la!
- » Herbs And Flowers
- » Herbal Topiaries
- » Herbs for Winter
- » Herbal Salves
- » Flower And Herb Drying
- » Concoctions And Extracts
- » Overview of Medicinal Herbs
- » Potpourri
- » Catnip
- » Medicinal Properties of Popular Herbs
- » Potpourri Recipes
- » Potpourri Ingredients
- » Potpourri Containers
- » The Art of Flower Arranging
- » Make the Most of Your Cut Flowers
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Projects to Do With Your Kids
Enjoying your garden with your family
- » Children's Wildlife Projects -- Overview
- » Children's Growing Projects -- Overview
- » Project #1 -- Small Vegetables
- » Project #2 -- Sunflowers
- » Project #3 -- Personalized Zucchini
- » Plant an Indoor Garden for Kids
- » Project #4 --- Sweet Potato Sprouting
- » Give your mom a 'hand'
- » Worm Composting
- » Hummingbird Feeders
- » Butterfly Garden
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Grilling from the Garden
The art of entertaining on your balcony
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Enjoying Your Balcony Alone
Making your garden your own private haven