Category: Garden
Marinated Cheese in a Jar
I saw this technique in the March 2013 issue of Sunset and loved the idea. This recipe is attributed to David Tanis (a Chez Panisse alum) from his cookbook One Good Dish: The Pleasures of a Simple Meal. I perused through this book on Amazon and a few recipes caught my eye (and imagination): Waffle…
Radish Salad
“If you don’t like the weather in Oklahoma, just wait a minute and it’ll change.” —Will Rogers This quote is just not another Rogers’ witticism. Having lived in Oklahoma most of my life I know it is the honest to goodness truth. For example, on Sunday, January 26, 2014, it was 65+ degrees. …
Stick a fork in it…
Make garden markers out of used wine corks and cheap forks.
Jalapeno Relish
I am posting this late but as of the end of October, I was still picking peppers out of the garden. You never know what you are going to get with Oklahoma weather. It might be mild until Thanksgiving our you might be snowed in for the holidays. Having pickled and smoked enough peppers to…
Garlic Confit
During the end of June this summer, I harvested wagon loads of garlic. Then I got smart and started trimming the stalks at the garlic bed. I ended up with two full baskets of garlic. I had had my eye on this recipe for some time. I am a magazine ripper, meaning I…
“Bread for the Dead” on Día de Muertos
I made Pan de Muerto for my Cooks the Books post this month. We all read Barbara Kingsolver’s “Animal, Vegetable, Mineral.”
Chipotles
How to make your own chipotles and a hot sauce update. Peppers, peppers, everywhere…
Bourbon-Pickled Jalapenos
As gardeners, we are dependent on the seasons. Although it is well into fall here, we are still having very mild days. This means we are trying to keep our summer produce still producing like tomatoes and peppers. The peppers seem to love this time of year, especially the jalapenos. I have tried…
Hot Sauce (DIY)
With all the peppers, I started making hot sauce again. I have four or five varieties of jalapenos—Tam (a mild one), Mammoth, and just regular old hot ones. I also picked up a Santa Fe pepper plant. The Santa Fe variety is also called Guero and can be picked in the yellow, orange, or red stages.…
Pickled Cherry Peppers
I love fall in Oklahoma because you never know what you will get. You might take a snow day off school before Thanksgiving or you might be able to still wear flip flops to school the day before Thanksgiving break. Who knows? (You do realize I could quote Will Rogers at this point,…