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    Gardening

     

    The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is to feed not just on the body, but the soul.  -- Alfred Austin, English poet

     

    My garden nurtures my soul and fills our table.

    Life in the garden sounds idyllic, but here in our zone 3, northern Alberta climate, it has its challenges. We experience long harsh winters and short glorious summers. Our long daylight hours in summer provide enough growing time to produce abundant crops, although we are restricted in which plant varieties thrive here.

    Our short growing season makes me start dreaming garden thoughts in late winter and yearn to get my fingers into the soil. During our beautiful summers, that's where you'll find me; happily digging and seeding, pruning, mulching, and snipping, munching, puttering, and picking, and just plain dreaming.

    Join me on a stroll through my garden:

    A Look at my Northern Canadian Garden

    You Gotta Plant Some Lovage

    A Peek at the Late-Summer Garden

    The Bumper Sour Cherry Crop

    Harvesting the Parsnips

    Our Asparagus Patch

    Grow Parsley for Chimichurri Sauce

    My Mother-in-Law's Garden

    Kale for Salads

     A Few Summer Garden Photos

    Northern Gardening in the Spring (and the Trouble with Porcupines)

    Chive Blossoms and a Peek at our Early Summer Garden

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    👋 Hi, my name is Margaret Bose-Johnson.

    This blog is about Canadian food with a German flair and a gluten-free twist.

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    Holiday Recipes

    • icing dusted panforte cake with a wedge cut and pulled forward
      Panforte (Italian Christmas Cake)
    • loaf of gumdrop fruitcake with slice in front of it
      A Canadian Christmas: Gumdrop Fruitcake, an Old Prairie Recipe (Gluten-free version, too)
    • a stollen sliced up to serve
      Stollen, the Classic German Christmas Cake (It's 'Quarkstollen', the Quicker Version)
    • top down view of three glasses of cranberry mulled wine
      Cranberry Mulled Wine (Glühwein)
    • gingerbread cookies on a plate with berry garland
      Granny's Old Fashioned Gingerbread Cookies (Gluten Free or Regular)
    • how to roast a goose; the goose on a bed of greens with Christmas decorations
      How to Roast a Goose to Tender Perfection

    Popular Recipes

    • Three slices of the life-changing loaf of bread cut from the loaf.
      THE Amazing Life-Changing Loaf of Bread
    • rhubarb custard pie on plate, horizontal
      Crustless Rhubarb Custard Pie - Creamy, Tangy, and Oh-So-Easy-Peasy! (Plus a Quick Garden Peek)
    • yogurt cake with whipped cream and fresh fruit on top
      Flourless Yogurt Cake - Light Fluffy, Almost Like Cheesecake
    • beautiful jars of never fail easy dill pickles
      Magic Method for Never-Fail Easy Dill Pickles and a Peek at the Late-Summer Garden
    • Easy Old-Fashioned Homemade Marshmallows (Honey Marshmallows, Too!)
    • banana oat breakfast balls
      Breakfast Balls - Handy Little Balls of Goodness for On-the-Go Breakfasts or Snacks

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    About Kitchen Frau

    The Kitchen Frau blog is about Canadian food with a German flair and a gluten-free twist. Thanks for visiting; it makes my day to know I have readers following my kitchen adventures! —Margaret Bose-Johnson

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