THE VILLAGE VOICE

"My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to see things from the plant's point of view." ~ H. Fred Ale Boston Fern (chartreuse), Variegated Ivy _________________ CHICKEN & TORTELLINI SOUP ~ Warming winter fare ... add crusty bread and tossed salad for a complete simple supper (adapted from 2006 Quick & Simple Magazine) ____________ 2 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil 1 diagonally sliced bunch of green onions 1 large minced clove garlic 1 Julienne sliced orange, yellow, or red pepper 6 oz. sliced shitacki or baby bella mushrooms 6-8 cups organic chicken broth 1 1/2 -2 cups shredded chicken (rotisserie is good) 2 cups baby spinach 1 9 oz. package refrigerated cheese tortellini coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese Heat olive oil in large stockpot. Add green onions, pepper and garlic. Saute until tender crisp. Add mushrooms and cook until soft. Add chicken broth and brin...

"Grow what you love. The love will keep it growing. " ~ Emilie Barnes ~ Ivy and cyclamen _______________ "Beloved, thou hast brought me many flowers Plucked in the garden , all the summer through And winter, and it seemed as if they grew In this close room, nor missed the sun and showers." ~ Elizabeth Barrett Browning ~ Ivy, cyclamen and alstroemeria

"February is merely as long as is needed to pass the time until March." ~ Dr. J. R. Stockton ~ Phalaenopsis Orchid ~ Cyclamen ~ Variegated English Ivy ~ 'Just another pretty face' (Phalaenopsis orchid)

" Birth, life, and death ... each took place on the hidden side of a leaf." ~ Toni Morrison