Author Archives: Heather Hacking

FROM MY LOYAL READER, DOT: Here is my favorite cookie recipe for any occassion. It’s not exotic, but is so easy and the options are many. 1 small pkg Jello instant pudding. The flavor of the pudding determines the flavor … Continue reading →

A READER NAMED SUE SENT IN THIS GREAT RECIPE FOR MEXICAN FIESTA BALLS, JUST IN TIME TO WHIP UP FOR CHRISTMAS. She said she found it in a 1972 edition of Farm Journals Country Cookbook.? Thanks Sue. Mexican Fiesta Balls

Sometimes you can get something for free. Several weeks ago we harvested the morning glory seeds. Morning glories are among my favorite weeds. Theyre actually detailed in the Sunset Garden Books Problem Solver? book as an undesirable. One persons undesirable … Continue reading →

Darn it. This letter arrived at my desk in early October and got lost in the shuffle of column ideas written on bits of paper and press releases from shameless PR firms. Donna wrote about her trial and error with … Continue reading →

My step-mom Lynda read the recent Sow There! about Christmas trees and sent me a link to the Department of Agriculture Rocky Mountain Region Web site. As there are cocktails for most occasions, there apparently is a cocktail for freshly-cut … Continue reading →

This weekend, Saturday and Sunday is the Chico Art Center Christmas Faire at 450 Orange Street. It takes place from 10-4 p.m. My friend Shelley will be there with her pottery including these cool garden fish (pictured). She said they … Continue reading →

We loaded up three car loads of friends for the trek up to Butte Meadows last weekend. Tommy was the lead car in our Barbie mobile, the little two-door coupe. A car load of parents and kids were behind us … Continue reading →

(Chicken gets into trouble at the Rainforest Cafe in San Francisco when he somehow ended up in the mouth of a fake, mechanical boa constrictor). The garden is looking rather green right now. There are still some dianthus that have … Continue reading →

I’ve been struggling to find uses for my green tomatoes. When I offered to bring some in for my coworkers, several said, “no thanks, I have a ton of them of my own.” Below are a bunch of odd recipes … Continue reading →

As promised, here’s a peek at the well-traveled rubber chicken. Sunday we went to the Christmas preview downtown and took the 9-year-old. Its not often that little kids get to go downtown at night. Last time Tommy and I took … Continue reading →