Category: Uncategorized

Cookies, Holiday Recipes, Trends, Uncategorized

Peanut Brickle Cookies and Cindy’s Big Batch Oatmeal Cookies

First, I need to apologize. The peanut brickle cookie recipe was not correct. My oven was “off”, temperature wise and I hadn’t realized it until yesterday. Anyway, I revised and clarified the peanut brickle cookie recipe. Easy to make, easy to tote, easy and yummy to eat, the 2 cookies I’m sharing today are special. The first, peanut brickle cookies, is a family favorite. Not … Continue reading Peanut Brickle Cookies and Cindy’s Big Batch Oatmeal Cookies

Unknown's avatarrheikenfeld4 Comments
Bible, Breakfast, Cheese, eggs, Gardening, Herbs, Holiday Recipes, Mother's Day, Uncategorized

Terrarium Mary Garden and Frittata with Herbs for Mom

Before I begin, I just found a lot of super information about plants for terrariums on The Spruce site – https://www.thespruce.com/great-terrarium-plants-847877 so check this out, too! Mary Gardens were started during medieval times and were usually gardens that were enclosed, often in monasteries.  I have always felt that an herb garden needs a statue of Mary, even before I had ever heard about Mary Gardens. … Continue reading Terrarium Mary Garden and Frittata with Herbs for Mom

Unknown's avatarrheikenfeld1 Comment
Flowers, Fruit, Garden pests, Gardening, Herbs, Insects, Uncategorized

How to Control Slugs in the Garden

  It’s that time of year when the slugs start showing up in the garden. Friend and gardening expert Ron Wilson of Natorp’s shares this information. Take a look – and now you know….   WHAT ARE SLUGS?   Slugs are simply shell-less snails.  Slugs (snails) feed on a variety of living plants as well as decaying plant matter.  They have chewing mouthparts and cause … Continue reading How to Control Slugs in the Garden

Unknown's avatarrheikenfeldLeave a comment
About Rita, Gardening, Gifts from kitchen, Health Remedies, Herbs, Holiday Recipes, Mother's Day, Uncategorized

DIY Herb Baskets for Mother’s Day

This Mother’s Day will have special meaning for me, and maybe for you, too. It’s all about wanting to connect while still honoring the guidelines for sheltering in place. And herbs play a role here. Early in the day I’ll take some of my mother’s heirloom peppermint and plant it, as I do every year, at the cemetery by her and my dad’s graves. A … Continue reading DIY Herb Baskets for Mother’s Day

Unknown's avatarrheikenfeldLeave a comment
Healthy/Vegan, Main dishes/Entres, Mushrooms, Nature/Trees/Plants, Uncategorized, Wild edibles

Morels! Yes, They’re Growing!

Friends Char and Butch with a morel harvest. One place there’s no worry about social distancing during these challenging times is when my friends, Charlene and Butch Castle and I go foraging for wild morel mushrooms.   We start out at the bottom of the hill. By the time we reach the top of the hill we have kept our distances naturally — in fact, … Continue reading Morels! Yes, They’re Growing!

Unknown's avatarrheikenfeldLeave a comment
About Rita, Bible, Chicken, Health Remedies, Herbs, Main dishes/Entres, Meat, Most Requested Recipes, Pasta, Uncategorized

Cilantro and Tex Mex Lasagna

Today the subject was coriander/cilantro during my weekly chat with Matt Swaimon the Sonrise Morning Show, Sacred Heart Radio. I also shared a yummy recipe using this lovely and citrusy tasting herb. CORIANDER/CILANTRO Coriander is referenced several times in the Old Testament. Exodus 16:31 ….”And the food became known as manna – meaning  “What is it? It was white like coriander seed and flat and … Continue reading Cilantro and Tex Mex Lasagna

Unknown's avatarrheikenfeldLeave a comment
Flowers, Gardening, Gifts from kitchen, Herbs, Jams, jellies, Kids, Nature/Trees/Plants, Uncategorized

DIY Wild Flower Jellies and Jams

Granddaughters Emerson and Ellery Violet jam One thing that has me smiling is how many of you responded with interest for making wild flower jellies and jams.  My guess is while sheltering in place, you’re noticing what Mother Nature has to offer right in your yard.  Like purple violets (leaves make a healing tea)  and dandelions. Red bud blossoms. On my little patch of heaven, … Continue reading DIY Wild Flower Jellies and Jams

Unknown's avatarrheikenfeld4 Comments
Flowers, Garden pests, Insects, Nature/Trees/Plants, Uncategorized

Snap! Crackle! Pop! (And it’s NOT Cereal!)

It’s about boxwood bushes and all the noise that’s going on with them. Here’s what friends and colleagues Joe Boggs, of Ohio State Extension and Ron Wilson ,Natorp’s Marketing Manager and host of “In the Garden” radio show have to say. Crackling Boxwoods – Buggy Joe Boggs Apr 14, 2020 Joe says:I posted a BYGL Alert on Boxwood Leafminer (Monarthropalpus flavus) back in March noting … Continue reading Snap! Crackle! Pop! (And it’s NOT Cereal!)

Unknown's avatarrheikenfeldLeave a comment
Uncategorized

Lone Star Tick: Another Tick to Watch Out For

I just published an article about common ticks. (by Ashley Kulhanek). Here’s another tick you might not be aware of: the Lone Star Tick. More timely information from our friends at Ohio State University. Look out for ticks PART 2 Ashley Kulhanek Apr 12, 2020   Tick Awareness is important. In part 1, we covered the tick reports received that week: American Dog Tick and Deer … Continue reading Lone Star Tick: Another Tick to Watch Out For

Unknown's avatarrheikenfeldLeave a comment