Posts from — November 2008

In our family’s tradition, whenever you have scraps of dough left over from making pie, you make RolyPoly. Other people call them tuzzie muzzies, pinwheels, or gobblies, but in my family growing up, my grandmother called them RolyPoly. These little treats are popular with children and grown-ups alike. I remember with great delight when I was old enough to help make the RolyPoly. When kids are involved in the process, their even more delicious creations will be served with pride. [Read more →]

It’s no secret that the style of gardening practiced by 20 Minute Jan and myself is highly mulch intensive. One of the drawbacks of this approach to gardening is that we’re nearly always on the prowl for mulch. This Spring for instance, we responded to an ecycle list posting for someone who was trying to get rid of 7 bales of straw. When we arrived we discovered that the straw was fully saturated with thawed snow water which made each bale weigh over 10,000 pounds each. At least that was our estimate. Still, we took every one! [Read more →]

Our part of Michigan enjoyed a rather balmy autumn after a couple chilly nights in September. This nice weather allowed 20 Minute Jan and I to enjoy a rather leisurely harvest and a prolonged period of putting the garden to bed for the winter.
One day’s task was to do something that I rarely perform though I’m told it’s important, namely to prune down the asparagus foliage. [Read more →]