This is our second season growing Purple Wonder strawberries. It won't be long now... Photo taken May 6, 2026 🌱 #GlamorosiCooks #GardenFeed #PurpleWonderStrawberry #KitchenGarden #Zone7 #Zone7b #GYO

"The minute I see their bright yellow buds forming I get my jars ready to make this Dandelion Jelly recipe..." 🌱 🍽️ glamorosicooks.com/recipe/dande... #Cooking #Food #FoodSky #Gardening #GardeningFeed #Dandelion #DandelionJelly #EdibleFlowers #KitchenGarden #Zone7 #Zone7b #GlamorosiCooks

Make a wish! Photo: 4/14/26 🌱 #Gardening #GardeningFeed #Dandelion #WishingFlower #KitchenGarden #BloomScrolling #Zone7 #Zone7b #GlamorosiCooks

Wild Violets in my kitchen garden 🌱 Photo taken April 14, 2026 #Gardening #GardeningFeed #WildViolets #Violets #KitchenGarden #BloomScrolling #Zone7 #Zone7b #EarthDay #GlamorosiCooks

In her new cookbook, MORNING BAKER, Roxana Jullapat (with Ari Smolin) shares her knowledge of whole grain flours and over 100 sweet and savory recipes. #CookbookReview #BookReview #Baking #Cooking #Books #BookSky #Food #FoodSky #GlamorosiCooks

I am overjoyed to share the news that 3 of the 4 plants I entered won ribbons in the PHS #ThePhiladelphiaFlowerShow Feb 28-Mar 8, 2026 @ the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Plz view photos for details. 🌱 There are 2 more rounds of competition next week! #Gardening #GardeningFeed #GlamorosiCooks

So happy my Klip Dagga is blooming. The plants are 8 feet tall and still growing. The backdrop is my neighbor's sour cherry tree. Photo taken Oct. 2, 2025 #Gardening #GardeningFeed #KlipDagga #LeonotisNepetifolia #LionsEar #HerbGarden #UrbanGardening #BloomScrolling #Zone7 #Zone7b #GlamorosiCooks

This gorgeous praying mantis lives in our herb garden. They seem to gravitate towards us; this one arrived here by hitching a ride on my unsuspecting husband's shirt. #Gardening #GardeningFeed #Insects #InsectThursday #PrayingMantis #StagmomantisCarolina #HerbGarden #Zone7 #Zone7b #GlamorosiCooks

A "True Inspiration" rose from the True Bloom Collection bred by Altman Plants. This repeat bloomer produces medium pink 4" flowers with 50+ petals and a peppery fragrance. Photo: August 30, 2025 🌱 #Gardening #GardeningFeed #Roses #RoseWednesday #BloomScrolling #MyGarden #Zone7b #GlamorosiCooks

Our Anise Hyssop is blooming; the whole plant is covered in spiky purple flowers. Pollinators love her, as do I - I cannot imagine my garden without her. Photo taken 6/17/25 🌱 #Gardening #GardeningFeed #Bloomscrolling #AniseHyssop #AgastacheFoeniculum #HerbGarden #Herbs #Zone7b #GlamorosiCooks

This is Red Campion blooming in my garden. I added these last fall; it's thrilling to see them flowering for the first time. Photo taken May 22, 2025 🌱 #Gardening #GardeningFeed #FlowerFeed #Bloomscrolling #RedCampion #SileneDioica #MelandriumRubrum #Zone7 #Zone7b #GlamorosiCooks

Several stages of Carolina Cranesbill (Geranium carolinianum) photographed in my garden (Zone 7b, USA) on May 12, 2025. #CarolinaCranesbill #GeraniumCarolinianum #Gardening #GardeningFeed #FlowerFeed #Bloomscrolling #Zone7 #Zone7b #GlamorosiCooks

Every so often my onion chives surprise me with a white flower amongst the purple blooms. For info on how to grow and cook with #ChiveBlossoms visit GlamorosiCooks.com 🍽️ #Gardening #GardeningFeed #WhatsCooking #OnionChives #EdibleFlowers #GardenToTable #Potager #Zone7 #Zone7b #GYO #GlamorosiCooks

Bee on Echinacea 🐝 Photo taken in my Zone7b garden on June 23, 2024 #Gardening #GardeningFeed #FlowerFeed #Bees #InsectThursday #Echinacea #PollinatorGarden #HerbGarden #MyGarden #Zone7 #Zone7b #GlamorosiCooks

Tried the cauliflower soup recipe by @glamorosicooks.bsky.social and it is healing and a perfect winter meal. ✨️ Mine isn't as pretty as hers but I gave it my best #recipes Also Idk how to make basil infused oil and it shows 😂 glamorosicooks.com/recipe/roast...

This Pear, Parsnip & Ginger Soup is always a hit! The garnish changes with each batch; in this pic it's ground cherries, lemon verbena leaves and slivered almonds. 🍽️ #WhatsCooking #Food #PearSoup #ParsnipSoup #HomemadeSoup #Soup #VegetarianRecipes #GlamorosiCooks glamorosicooks.com/recipe/pear-...

This photo from my archives features a bouquet of brightly colored flowers. The assorted zinnias (Cactus, Envy, Cut and Come Again) were grown from seed; the yellow coreopsis self-seeded into the border. #Gardening #GardeningFeed #Zone7 #Zone7b #Zinnias #Coreopsis #FlowersOnFriday #GlamorosiCooks

In 2017 I designed (and still manage) a pollinator garden and Monarch Waystation in my area. This Monarch Butterfly on milkweed photo was taken there last summer. Notice the Leafcutter bee flying in! 🐝 #Gardening #GardeningFeed #Zone7b #InsectThursday #Butterflies #Bees #Milkweed #GlamorosiCooks

I grow Julia Child roses in memory of my Father who taught me recipes from 'Mastering the Art of French Cooking' when I was a kid. I certainly haven't mastered French cuisine but those lessons changed my life. Photo: May 2023 #Gardening #GardeningFeed #RoseWednesday #Roses #Zone7b #GlamorosiCooks

I was recently invited to try the 'Visit to Havana' Chef’s Tasting Menu @ Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar in Philly. 🍽️ Shown: Tropical Chips + Dips, Tres Leches Cake, Coconut Mojitos. Not shown but also loved: Cuban Bread + Mango Butter, Arroz con Frijoles and the Maduros. #Food #CubaLibrePhilly

This Roasted Butternut Squash and Apple Soup is perfect for everyday meals AND for your holiday feasts. This recipe works with other varieties of winter squash too. 🍽️ glamorosicooks.com/recipe/roast... #WhatsCooking #Food #ButternutSquashSoup #HomemadeSoup #Soup #VegetarianRecipes #GlamorosiCooks

Check out my Vegetable Stock recipe; it's a versatile base for soups, stews and more. Use homegrown produce or your favorite farmers' market finds. 🍽️ glamorosicooks.com/recipe/veget... #GardeningFeed #Vegetables #Herbs #Food #VegetableStock #Soup #HomemadeSoup #WhatsCooking #GlamorosiCooks

I spotted this Eastern Phantom Crane Fly in our garden last May; she was on the underside of a yarrow leaf. I was thrilled to capture this photo because I rarely see these beauties in person. #Gardening #GardeningFeed #EasternPhantomCraneFly #PhantomCraneFly #InsectThursday #GlamorosiCooks

Eastern Carpenter Bee on peppermint flower. Photo taken August 28, 2024 #Gardening #GardeningFeed #Peppermint #MenthaPiperita #EasternCarpenterBee #CarpenterBee #Bees #PollinatorGarden #HerbGarden #MyGarden #InsectThursday #GlamorosiCooks

This was my 1st year growing #MetallicaTomatoes from the #DwarfTomatoProject. They grow approx 3ft tall but produce like larger cultivars. Metallica is a pink and green striped tomato, 4-16 oz, tangy-slightly sweet. 🍽️ #Gardening #GardeningFeed #Food #MetallicaTomato #Tomatoes #GYO #GlamorosiCooks

This is one of our mini-harvests from July. From our garden: assorted tomatoes and Napolitano basil for Caprese salad + mint for iced tea. The corn was a gift from a friend’s garden; I roasted it in butter with Tajín. 🍽️ #GardeningFeed #WhatsCooking #GardenToTable #UrbanFarming #GYO #GlamorosiCooks

'Madame Isaac Pereire' is a favorite in my rose garden; I am always thrilled by her vivid blooms and delicious fragrance. From my photo archives #Gardening #GardeningFeed #RoseWednesday #Roses #MadameIsaacPereire #MyGarden #GlamorosiCooks

During the cool seasons these gorgeous violas grace our garden and table in glorious shades of purple. #Gardening #GardeningFeed #TinyFlowerTuesday #Violas #GrownFromSeed #PerennialFlowers #MyGarden #Zone7B #Flowers #PurpleFlowers #EdibleFlowers #GlamorosiCooks

I planted several "Blue My Mind" dwarf morning glories during the spring; once they started blooming they never stopped. Now at September's end they are still gorgeous. #GardeningFeed #Gardening #EvolvulusGlomeratus #DwarfMorningGlory #BlueMyMind #BlueFlowers #BlueMonday #MyGarden #GlamorosiCooks

My Stock flowers surprised me by blooming in a high-90s heatwave in July; they're usually done once spring temps hit the mid-70s. These highly fragranced blooms are pollinator magnets and are edible for humans. #Gardening #GardeningFeed #MatthiolaIncana #BromptonStock #EdibleFlowers #GlamorosiCooks

This is my grown-from-seed Blue Vervain back in July. She is thriving and blooming and is several feet tall now. The pink flowers in the background are Brompton Stocks. #Gardening #GardeningFeed #VerbenaHastata #BlueVervain #GYO #HerbGarden #Potager #PollinatorGarden #MyGarden #GlamorosiCooks