The Many Faces Of American Stew

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Putting together a great summary of stews in America is a little like describing the different landscapes of each state. Since there are so many regional varieties available across the country, exploring them can be a real treat, especially if you’re interested in some new tastes which you might not have experienced before.

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Plant Spotlight: Sweet Potato

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Here’s the first of a new series I’m starting on the different varieties of plants you may find. Today we’ll be taking a look at the absolutely delicious vegetable known as sweet potato (ipomoea batatas). Also known as yam*, this wonderful plant hails from the tropical regions of Southern America and is usually grown for the tuber, although the roots and leaves are also perfectly edible.

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Harvesting Herbs The Easy Way

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Growing your herbs indoors comes with a plethora of advantages, the main examples being the lack of pests nibbling at your greenery and not having to weed your plants (unless it’s in a windowsill by the garden and you happen to be super unlucky). Being able to to take them from the cradle to the grave during cooking gives you that unique taste which will keep people coming back for more.

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Gardening With Cooking In Mind

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One amazing benefit of having a garden is the chance to cook with fresh ingredients. This gives you the rare opportunity to truly know what pesticides and herbicides have been used on your fruits, vegetables, and herbs – giving you a peace of mind that produce purchased at a supermarket cannot. As a health-conscious consumer, the chemicals used on commercially grown foods concern me, and I’ve found that growing my own foods not only eases my worries – it saves me money as well!

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Babysitting & Gardening, Possibly The Longest/Most Fun Day Of My Life

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I’ll be babysitting this weekend and while I enjoy it, he seems to drift back in to “when’s my mummy coming home?” if there’s any lull in the massive fun we’re having. Usually we eat, play games and watch TV together but this time I have something different planned. Being the inquisitive mind he is and since I have flowers up, maybe he’d like to learn more about gardening?

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