If you want something done right, do it yourself

... I always heard my grandmother say.  I love to cook, sew, garden, and entertain and will use these musings to pass this sentiment on to my daughters and friends as I forge ahead to urban homestead in one of Baton Rouge's oldest neighborhoods.

Beauregard Town is a designated National Historic District, founded in 1806 by retired military officer and New Orleans mercantile businessman Elias Toutant Beauregard.

Captain Beauregard had extensive land holdings in Baton Rouge, and envisioned a town laid out in the grand manner of European cities with plazas, formal gardens and public buildings. A plan drawn by French engineer and surveyor Arsene LaCarriere La Tour featured public squares, plazas and pleasure gardens; a convent, hospital, college, a coliseum, cemetery and a cathedral.

Although Captain Beauregard’s grand scheme for a European-style town didn’t fully materialize, his vision endures in the charm of the tree-lined streets and architecturally significant homes and offices throughout the historic neighborhood.

 

I do believe we had one of the coldest winters ever reported, so my garden is off to a late start.  However, I do have a few "fruits of my labour" - cherry tomatoes which I added to my salad today:

   

Kale, beets, dried cranberries, chickpeas, red onions, homemade dressing and the first cherry tomatoes from my backyard garden in Beauregard Town!

I hope to add grilled bell pepper, squash, scallions and celery to my salads soon.

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