Teriyaki Chicken & Fresh, Spring Asparagus

Asparagus is available year-round, but spring is the best season for this nutritious vegetable. Crops are harvested from late February to June, with April being the prime month and high season for asparagus. Today I’m sharing an easy dinner idea of teriyaki chicken with steamed fresh asparagus. Marinate the boneless, skinless chicken breasts for an hour. Then cook the chicken, and dinner is on the table in 45 minutes. It’s an easy recipe that’s nice enough for company.

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Cool Days of February

The weather has been changing in the last few weeks. We had a warm spell and the temperatures went up to 83 degrees F. Then a cold front came down and the high was 59. Now I know all you in 4 season climates are thinking my cold spell isn’t really cold. If you lived in Florida for several years, your body acclimates to hot weather. When I moved to Miami from Tennessee in my 20’s, I laughed when Floridians were so cold in January. Two years later I found I had joined them. Life is funny some times.

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How to Transform a Small Garden Into The Perfect Living Space

Even though we are still in winter and many people have snowy yards, today I want to discuss making our gardens useful places to visit. If you have a small garden, and you might feel as though you can’t do much with it, but that isn’t true. With a few steps, you can plan and create a space for yourself and family.

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Forced Amarylis by My Front Door

I must admit I miss my garden at my old house. To be honest, I don’t miss weeding, trying to find a yard guy for mowing, trimming trees, etc. I do miss my flowers. My condo is still in central Florida in zone 9B and 10A but a little further south than where my house was. In January, I found forced amaryllis bulbs on sale that had been originally offered for Christmas. They’re big beautiful bulbs and expensive. With the sale, they were a little more reasonable, and I bought two. Both bulbs had roots and green shoots growing inside the boxes. If you remember my amaryllis garden at my old home, I bought a mixed red and white and a solid white similar to what I had there.

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Golden Trumpet Trees Spring Blooms

Tropical Tabebuia trees

Common name(s): Golden trumpet tree

Family: Bignoniaceae

USDA hardiness zones: 9B through 11

Origin: native to Central and South America

This last week I was surprised by the sudden blooms of bright yellow on trees in the neighborhood. I remembered them from last year. It reminds me of forsythia up north. One morning you wake up to an explosion of yellow blossoms throughout the neighborhood.. Tabebuias are from the West Indies, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, and Central America, but several species are very well adapted to South Florida. I am thrilled to find the golden beauties around me. Since they are tropical plants, they WON’T SURVIVE HARD FREEZES.

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