This is the first year that I got the Yellow Bush Patty Pan Squash to grow.  They are soooo cute! They really look like miniature flying saucers. Even though the yellow skin looks thick and tough, it is actually tender. The flesh is cream color. Patty Pan plants grows in a bush form that […]
Over the years, I noticed nibbles on the bean leaves and pods but never saw the bean leaf beetle until this year. Features: Bean leaf beetles are only 1/4 inch long and are typically greenish yellow with a black triangle behind their head.  Also, many have wings outlined in black and have four black spots […]
There are not many Mexican restaurants that serve grilled nopales or cactus paddles in Pittsburgh, PA.  We found some at Insomnia Discotec in Brookline.  The meal that I ordered was called Carnitas de Puerco which included cactus. If you never had grilled cactus paddles, don’t be scared to try them as they taste similar […]
