The Tuesday after Labor Day always is a rough one. It’s unofficially the end of summer. Sigh. I suppose that heat naysayers are relieved that cooler weather is on the way. I imagine those folks soon ...

Home gardeners sometimes find themselves with too much of a good thing. What to do with that overabundance of vegetables and fruit? They might share summer’s bounty with friends and neighbors. Another ...

Fig jams and preserves are easy to make and a great way to use up the summer harvest. (Photo by Ann Maloney, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune) I was inspired by Dennis Bickham of Zachary, who shared his ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Even with too much or too little rain, insect infestations and every other kind of threat to our gardens, there are some crops that reward us in abundance. And as wonderful as that is, we can eat ...

Here's a canning recipe that married sublime simplicity with the pragmatism of storing an abundant harvest for the winter. There's just three ingredients in these preserved figs, from Liana Krissoff's ...