Category: Recipes
Carrots and more carrots!
I spent all weekend scrubbing, slicing, blanching, and freezing carrots. I even pickled a couple of pints. I know I will be sad when they are all gone, but for now, I am glad that I am done with them. I used this recipe from Gourmet for the dilled carrots. I had just pulled some…
It is almost blackberry time.
The beginning of June is blackberry time. Every year I go to the local “You Pick” farm and pick at least a flat. And, every year when I get home with all of the blackberries I wonder, “What were you thinking?” I freeze it, make jam, make a few cobblers, and make a few pitchers…
Pomegranate Green Tea Gelato
OK—Sorry no pic. We ate it so fast I did not have time to snap a photo. I based this gelato on Gourmet‘s “Pomegranate Gelato” from September 2006. Since I wanted this gelato to be kid friendly and I did not have any pom liqueur, I was wondering what else I could use to make…
Lasagna from scratch, locally
Step 1: Start the sauce. Try roasting your local or home-grown tomatoes, garlic and onions in the oven with olive oil and whatever fresh herbs you have on hand. (I got this idea from a friend who is also a “localvore.”) Add salt and pepper and roast in a 400 degree oven for about an hour. …
Whose afraid of yeast?
Rustic Country Bread Recipe–Don’t worry, this is an easy one!
Strawberry Yogurt Ice Cream
I want to try this tonight with some of our final harvest. I keep thinking that picking will slow down but it definitely hasn’t yet. Strawberry Yogurt Ice Cream 1/3 c. powdered sugar 1 c. whipping cream 1 c. Greek style honey flavored yogurt 1 t. vanilla 1 1/2 c. fresh strawberries, coarsely chopped Whisk…
Finally, Friday.
Wow, what a great Friday night—early summer temperature with a light breeze—just the right patio sitting weather! Around 2:00 at work I decided it was time for the first patio party (which, as the summer progresses, becomes a Friday night ritual for us). I perused through my adult beverage recipes and found one I had…
Dilled Green Beans
I found an unusual (for me) burst of energy around 9:00 last night and decided to dill the green beans that I had bought at the Farmers’ Market last weekend. I stemmed and snapped them, steamed them and was preparing to boil the vinegar, water, sugar and salt mixture when I remembered the dill, the…
Rainbow Chard
I really struggled with ordering chard seeds. I do not have fond memories of eating chard from my childhood. My grandmother and grandfather always planted a huge garden on their farm. I know perception is everything, but it seemed like they plowed up an entire acre for grandma’s garden; I really doubt it was that…