I'm happy to say that despite the dry weather, my garden tomatoes and peppers have been plentiful this year.  I planted jalapenos...

One of the reasons why I grew so many tomatoes this year was because I wanted to make ketchup from scratch.  My husband still raves about...

Remember all those green tomatoes I picked in October before the first frost? Well, slowly (very slowly!), the tomatoes have ripened...

Every night after work, I step outside the backdoor and check on my garden.  Now that the days are getting shorter, the sun starts to dip...

I've been having a lot of fun, and some unexpected success, at growing vegetables in containers. Yes, I have to water the container v...

Tonight, I enjoyed a wonderful dinner at one of my favorite restaurants, Felix & Oscars in West Des Moines, with my sister and mom, who ...

Josh and I went on a "tomato hunt" through Boone County last weekend, since my garden refuses to yield any ripe, red tomatoes. We...