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How to Grow Foxgloves from Seed

Growing your own foxgloves from seed will save you money and allow you to choose from a wide range of varieties. Learn about the different types of foxgloves, when and how to start them from seed and how to manage self-seeding.

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A white speckled camelot foxglove purpurea in the evening golden hourA tray of 3/4 inch soil blocks filled with tiny foxglove (digitalis) seedlings

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Roast beef sandwich with caramelized onions, cranberry salsa and cilantro yogurt on a sesame seed bun

Roast Beef & Caramelized Onion Sandwich with Cranberry Salsa & Cilantro Yogurt Sauce

The pictures for this sandwich post and its recipe have been sitting on my computer for weeks, waiting for words to accompany them. But every time I tried to write, my heart sank. The ambivalence I felt about food media in the wake of the election

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Two bowls of spicy pumpkin noodle soup, with the noodles piled in the center, surrounded by green onions and chard
December 5, 2016

Spicy Pumpkin Noodle Soup

I doubt I am alone in my feelings of ambivalence over writing about food given the current cultural and political climate. The disheartening results of last month’s American election* came, for me, in the midst of a particularly trying fall term as a

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Two bowls of drunken noodles (pad kee mao) with a pinch bowl of peanuts and two water glasses
September 6, 2016

Drunken Noodles (Pad Kee Mao)

Noodles, particularly rice udon and egg, have taken over my kitchen, and my diet, as of late. It began with an attempt to re-create some of the dishes from our favourite Thai place, mainly Pad Thai and these Drunken Noodles (Pad Kee Mao); then I move

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Three bowls of spicy cucumber salad with Thai dressing surrounded by green onions, a knob of ginger, a lime and a red Thai pepper
August 18, 2016

Cucumber Salad with Spicy Thai Dressing

It’s been a running joke that it feels like we’ve been living on a commune around here lately - at least when it comes to sharing the kitchen responsibilities. M and my sister, who lives just around the corner, have been working together on a project

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