Ingredients: 16 ounces penne pasta 2 tablespoons butter 2 teaspoons garlic 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes plus more for garnish if desired 28 ounce can Italian style or San […]
Ingredients: 10 empanada wrappers, thawed* 4 ounces cream cheese 2 ounces guava paste Vegetable oil, for frying Instructions: Slice the cream cheese into 1/4 inch slices. Dice the guava into […]
By Richard Flowers, ACCNP-Green Thumb Nursery-VenturaWith todays water resources drastically shrinking, unnecessary development, and poor government policy encouraging the public to use more water, we can do our part in […]
Ingredients: Cake 15.25 ounce cake mix white, vanilla or yellow cake mix will work (1 box needed) 1 cup crushed pineapple do not drain, spoon from the can into the […]
Written by David S. Ground covering plants are often short – less than a foot tall – and broad. Their uses in landscaping are generally to provide cover over an area […]
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons canola oil 1 pound medium or small shrimp, peeled and deveined 2 garlic cloves, sliced 2 teaspoons cumin seeds, lightly toasted and ground 2 Serrano or bird […]
Written by David S. How can pest control be organic? This blog is a discussion about products that use natural ingredients to kill pests around your home, yard, and in […]
Written by Kara M. Sometimes, we garden for practicality or convenience, like when we grow vegetables or herbs. Sometimes we garden for necessity, like planting hedges along one’s property line. […]
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 small yellow onion, diced 6 cloves garlic, thinly sliced 1.5 teaspoons chili powder 1.5 teaspoons ground cumin ½ teaspoon paprika ¼ teaspoon ground coriander […]
Written by Kara M. Somehow, over the course of the pandemic, plants became all the rage. Whether it was because people had more downtime, needed a new hobby, or were […]