Usually when I grow carrots they are very sweet; so sweet that they get eaten raw, I don’t get to cook with them. Not so this year. I am not sure why, but they had a little bitterness to them, even the little ones. So, time to roast them and bring out their natural sugars….
Month: July 2013
Broccoli Cheddar Pockets and My Amazing Snake Rescue
Remember when hot pockets were new? Boy did I think they were cool. So handy, and back then I even thought they were tasty. OK, that was before I discovered fresh, non-processed foods. But I still think they are a neat concept. So I was tickled when I found a recipe for broccoli cheddar pockets…
Rock n’ Roll Chicago Half Marathon
I have always hated running. I hated it as a kid; I would get side stitches and I was slow. I hated it as a teen; I would get side stitches and I was slow. I hated it as an adult; no side stitches, but my knee injuries always flared up and I would get…
Vegetable Gumbo
It is that time again…Swiss chard bouquets are adorning my counter top. Such a happy thing, they always make me smile. There is a lot of swiss shard growing in the garden. I thought I had a lot last year, but I think this year there will be more. So I need to even more…
Carrot Top Pesto
It always seemed such a waste to me to discard (compost) the carrot greens after harvesting my carrots. There had to be a use for them, I just didn’t know what. Time to turn to my favorite book about root vegetables, Roots by Diane Morgan. And there it was, a recipe for Carrot Top Pesto!…
Kohlrabi, Carrot & Broccoli Stir Fry and Garden Update
This was the first year I grew kohlrabi. I think I let them grow for too long, 3 of them split (I couldn’t use those) and the others were a little tough. That said, they still tasted really good cooked, all I needed to do was cook them a little longer. Next year I will…
Kohlrabi Greens – a Work in Progress
I promised that I would include the good, the bad and the ugly….well, let’s call this one a “good start”. I like to use as many parts of each plant as I can. So when I learned you can eat the leaves of the kohlrabi, I was pretty excited. I started searching for recipes. I…
Loaded Potato, Zucchini & Garlic Scape Frittata and Running Update
Arielle came home from Farmer Kim with some fresh yukon gold potatoes and eggs. + I went to the garden and harvested a zucchini. + I stopped by Beechwood Orchards’ stand at the farmers market and bought some garlic scapes. + some parmesan, kosher salt and pepper. = You have the makings for a very…
Pasta with Fresh Cranberry Bean/Tomato Confit Sauce
I picked up fresh cranberry beans at the farm market the other day. I didn’t know what they were, but they were so pretty, I couldn’t resist them. So then it was time to do some internet research. Cranberry beans are also called Berlotti beans. They are beautiful beans, white with red dots and stripes….
Watermelon Salsa
Happy July 4th! Here’s a last minute recipe for your picnic, cookout, or just for hanging around with family and friends… Nothing says summer like watermelon. You may not know this, but Delaware is a big watermelon growing state. With our locations on the DelMarVa peninsula (Delaware-Maryland-Virginia), we have nice sandy soils and hot summers…
Andrea's Garden Cooking 