Insects

Crowned Orbweaver Spider

The Crowned Orbweaver Spider has some nicknames such as garden spider, pumpkin spider, orangie and cross spider..  Of course, I wouldn’t have been able to identify the spider with my app called Picture Insect. Features:   This type of spider has the colors of brown, black and white.  The smaller and younger ones are darker as […]

Cherry Tomato Varieties

Cherry Falls Tomatoes

This is the first year that I am growing these cuties!  Cherry Falls Tomatoes are doing fantastic.  They were my first tomatoes to ripen. Features: 1) I typically only grow vining or indeterminate tomato plants.  This year I thought I would branch out and try a determinate cherry tomato plant in two of my containers/pots. […]

Foodie Ideas From Pittsburgh Restaurants

Charred Broccolini

There are some restaurants that really know how to prepare vegetable dishes by kicking them up a notch.   In addition, to their Summer Squash Soup, the chef at Siempre Algo put together a great Charred Broccolini dish. Ingredients: Chargrilled Broccolini with Citrus Calabrian Chili Puree – Calabrian Chili Peppers are smokey and spicy Italian peppers.  […]