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Time-efficient cooking & gardening in Westchester County. The compost heap is the nexus. Now mainly on Insta, same handle.

White Plains, NY
Joined November 2019
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Hi folks. This account is moving to Instagram. Peace. instagram.com/compostmaven?i…
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May I have a word, @faccia_brutto ? If you sold your entire product line in sampler size bottles as a set, I would buy that.
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ROTE GRÜTZE 23 summers after my honeymoon in Germany, this weekend I realized the dream of re-creating a dessert I had at Xantner Eck in Berlin, an unassuming restaurant Google maps says still operates, down the block from our hotel. maps.app.goo.gl/pJ4E2tV3X9dU…
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With the rest I made jelly, following instructions by @DavidLebovitz. That was lovely for breakfast.
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And finally, tonight, the rote grutze — delicious, if not quite as magical as I remembered. /END
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Happy birthday, USA, and thank you for the freedom to grow enormous heads of garlic, harvested this morning. 🇺🇸
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Happy astilbe week, Zone 7! The color is more vibrant than I remember, perhaps because I’ve become more militant about watering the lawn.
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Glorious now: Summer bells (aka Mediterranean bells, Sicilian honey lily or Sicilian honey garlic, an allium) and autumn fern (with weigela)
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Top this You can’t
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From now on I will only ever do THIS with leftover mashed potatoes. Beat enough eggs to make a thick batter when the potatoes are added. Add grated cheese, saving some to sprinkle on top. Scoop into lined muffin tins. Bake about 30 minutes. (Empty cups get an ice cube.)
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Glorious right now: viburnum
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