Adele Branthover:  

Life I live in Damascus, MD with my husband, Neal, who has been with the Mont. Co. Police for almost 32 years, and the Rockville Motor Squad for the past 19. He graduated from Rockville HS in 1981. Our 31st anniversary is in October, and we have two sons ~ Eric 28, and Kyle 25. I enjoy antiquing, decorating, gardening, and cooking/grilling - everything from vegies to scallops! I have a wonderful vegetable garden and usually have so much, that I end up giving a lot of it away! I have tons of fresh herbs too, especially BASIL and MINT, my favorites! I do a lot of canning, so my garden keeps me busy once everything is ready for picking~Green beans, tons of zucchini & yellow squash, tomatoes, spaghetti sauce, salsa, and all kinds of pickles. Last year I made homemade spaghetti sauce that was cooked down on the gril for 7 hours and then put through a food mill to get every last drop of flavor - The best ever!!! Will definitely be making more this year - have 14 tomato plants, so I think we'll have a good supply. Neal did a similar thing with all our jalapeno and habanero peppers and we made an incredible hot sauce- more to come this year too as we more than doubled our number of hot pepper plants! My Favorite Things~ Country music and a good, cold beer - Honeybrown or Bud Light Lime - OR a stiff watermelontini is my escape - absolute heave...Expand for more