First, note that Dia de Muertos is not some sort of Mexican Halloween. In fact, Day of the Dead is about as opposite to Halloween as you can get. It’s not about creepy spooky scary things – it is a celebration of life! Dia de […]
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Edible Flowers in the Southwest – Part II
Cover photo – Brittlebush, one of the many Southwestern plants with edible flowers. If you water it and take care of it – why not have something to eat? Many of our desert landscape plants offer us edible flowers. And now that spring is nigh […]
Fried Green Tomatoes – Southwestern Style
The tomatoes of summer do not appreciate the frosts of fall. If you have to harvest your tomatoes before they are ripe – here is one way to use them, shared by Savorist Monica King. My Green Tomato Roots Many of us are Southwest at […]


