Every time I make farro I am surprised a how much I like it and wonder why I don’t make it more often. Every single time. But then I forget. Months go by. I don’t make farro, a bag sits in the pantry. Then I make a dish using farro and…am surprised by how much…
Month: June 2013
Swiss Chard and Egg Bake
I do love making breakfast dishes for dinner, there is something very comforting to me in doing that. I think also that it enables me to relax and make breakfast dishes that take longer than I am willing to take in the morning – I wake up really hungry every day, and waiting an hour…
Fun with Snap Peas – A Colorful Pasta Creation and Running Update
Snap Peas are in abundance in the garden, and they are juicy and sweet! Cam has been requesting snacks of snap peas every few hours – it does a gardening mother proud. Even with our eating as may as we can right off the vine, I still have plenty for playing with at dinner time….
Mexican Broccoli-Corn Lasagna
For the first time, I have had success with spring broccoli in my garden. Planting broccoli and cauliflower is usually an exercise in frustration for me, big beautiful plants that produce no edible parts. I am attributing my success this year to our cool spring. But whatever the reason, I am very happy! The first head…
Qormeh Sabzi – Chicken Version (and making the green vegetables for freezing)
I have previously posted the beef version of Qormeh sabzi that I usually make, and it is very good. While I was in Iran last week, I got some tips from my sister-in-law, Nastaran, as she made it for our first night’s dinner. One of the things she told me was that I can make…
Saffron Cauliflower and Shrimp Pasta
The cauliflower is in! All of my plants produced usable heads this spring, with no bugs. What a nice change. The cool, wet weather this spring has benefitted the early vegetables, but I am not sure what the effect will be on my hot weather veggies. The tomato plants are not happy and my okra…
Kale, Tomato and Egg Tacos
I decided to finish off the kale in my garden to make room for the lettuce growing next to it. For a quick dinner with a good hit of protein, I made egg, kale and tomato tacos. A little wet and messy, but really good! With all the greens that have been harvestable in my…
The First 60 Hours in Iran
The first 60 hours of our visit to Iran are always the most interesting. Since we take so many naps, it always feels like a week in those first two and a half days. This trip was no exception. In the first 60 hours we traveled by planes, trains, and automobiles, visited 3 different cities, slept…
10 Most Popular Posts of the First Year
I will be back in the states in a couple of days, but while I am away, Adventures in Garden Cooking is marking its first anniversary (or is it birthday?) I can’t believe the blog is a year old, I still feel very new at it. I hope my posts and recipes have been of…
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