Many of us in the Southwest grow rosemary because it is a relatively low-water user that blooms in winter to feed the bees. But rosemary can become rampant! It will easily overtake a space. Yes, it is related to mint – which will also run […]
Tag: soup
Corn Chowder
Corn on the cob is on sale! I just got 8 ears of corn for a dollar. Limit 8 per customer, but I’m happy. Fresh Corn With this nice little windfall of corn, my mouth is watering deciding what to make. Corn on the cob […]
Sonoran Sausage Soup – Hearty with Beans
Uncle Smokey here today with an old family recipe for the cold winter days – sausage soup. It’s a thick and meaty meal – and best of all – it only needs one pot! Love one pot meals since I don’t much like […]
Summer Soup – Caldo de Verduras
In Mexican and parts of the Southwest, one often has either caldo or sopa at the mid-day meal. I first had this caldo over thirty years ago in the remote mountains of Sonora. I have since had many variations of Caldo de Verduras over the […]



