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May I have a word, @faccia_brutto ? If you sold your entire product line in sampler size bottles as a set, I would buy that.

And finally, tonight, the rote grutze — delicious, if not quite as magical as I remembered. /END

With the rest I made jelly, following instructions by @DavidLebovitz. That was lovely for breakfast.

ROTE GRÜTZE 23 summers after my honeymoon in Germany, this weekend I realized the dream of re-creating a dessert I had at Xantner Eck in Berlin, an unassuming restaurant Google maps says still operates, down the block from our hotel. maps.app.goo.gl/pJ4E2tV3X9dU8M…

Good morning!

Happy birthday, USA, and thank you for the freedom to grow enormous heads of garlic, harvested this morning. 🇺🇸

Happy astilbe week, Zone 7! The color is more vibrant than I remember, perhaps because I’ve become more militant about watering the lawn.

Glorious now: Summer bells (aka Mediterranean bells, Sicilian honey lily or Sicilian honey garlic, an allium) and autumn fern (with weigela)

@MikeStanton2012 Interesting. Let’s get married.

@compostmaven Maybe a little pomegranate molasses drizzle?

Top this You can’t

Next up: bluebells

From now on I will only ever do THIS with leftover mashed potatoes. Beat enough eggs to make a thick batter when the potatoes are added. Add grated cheese, saving some to sprinkle on top. Scoop into lined muffin tins. Bake about 30 minutes. (Empty cups get an ice cube.)

Sort-of mint julep #DerbyDay @ncsdistillery

Glorious right now: viburnum