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How To Make a Proper Mint Julep

Saturday August 16th 2008

All that talk about cocktail gear a few days ago started to make my mouth water for a juicy cocktail or two to toast the end of summer. Now, it’s been raining in Boston for weeks, and my mint patch is absolutely thriving. This means one thing: It’s the perfect time for mint juleps. My [...]

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Midsummer Harvest

Sunday August 10th 2008

Despite being plagued by the dreaded Tomato Horn Worm (if you’ve ever grown tomatoes, you know how horrifying these beasts are), this summer has been a remarkably good one for my vegetable garden. Like a lot of the country, Boston’s had a silly amount of rain this season. In fact, as I sat down to [...]

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Tomatoes, Incoming!

Saturday July 26th 2008

I should start figuring out what I’m going to do with all these tomatoes, which look like they’re all going to be ripe at about the same time… Husky Cherry Tomatoes. I’ll definitely plant these again. They’re by far the sturdiest and lushest tomato plants I’ve ever had. Health Kick Tomatoes. I haven’t tried this [...]

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