Today was the day to thin the carrots, leeks and parsnips. It was the day to pick the first strawberries and watch my son devour them. It was the day to pick some cauliflower and swiss chard. …Today was a good day to cook from the garden. Baked beans with swiss chard and smoked turkey….
Month: May 2014
Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp for Breakfast
It is always a good day when I get to stop at Filaskys Produce in Middletown, DE. At first I was nervous because they only had a sign up for asparagus; but then I saw them, the beautiful Filasky strawberries! After a conversation catching up with Cindy Filasky, I walked out with their strawberries, rhubarb…
Potato, Leek & Swiss Chard Hash with Eggs
Cooking from the garden has begun again! I got home from work and went out to the garden to pick some food for dinner. Look at my beautiful swiss chard bouquet… It made a really pretty bunch of sliced chard. Unfortunately, I am not feeling very well, I am recovering from a spring cold that had…
Broccoli, Snap Peas, Snow Peas and Spaghetti with Lime Peanut Sauce
I love asian peanut sauce. I am always trying to find the perfect version to make at home. I had made one I was happy with for my Noodles with Zucchini and Carrots with Peanut Sauce. But I have found a sauce I like even better – from Ellie Krieger’s Aromatic Noodles with Lime Peanut…
Roasted Sugar Snap Peas
I am getting impatient for spring produce from my garden! I have been craving sugar snap peas, so I broke down and bought some at a local farm market. They were so tasty raw – sweet and juicy – that it was difficult to get myself to actually cook them. But I really wanted to…
Big Reds – Strawberry Muffins
While I was away from home for the strawberry harvest last year, my oldest, Arielle, was home, tending the garden. As usual, we had a bumper crop of strawberries. As one person with a lot of strawberries, she tried various uses for them. She dried them, she made strawberry bread, and she decided to make…
Hummus with Za’atar and Garden Update
Today was a day of working in the garden – weeding and laying paper mulch. Things are coming along nicely… Carrots and parsnips have sprouted well. The spinach is growing. Kale has finally sprouted. The swiss chard is ready for its first picking. And even the cauliflower is on its way. Laying the paper mulch was…
Baby Spinach Salad with Dates & Almonds
It is time to use two of the ingredients I brought back from Israel: Dates and Almonds. I have been eating both with my breakfast – greek yogurt with almonds and fresh fruit, with a date and a fig on the side. But here was my opportunity to make them the stars at dinner-time… Yotam…
Pan-Charred Asparagus with Walnuts
It was Cam’s 5th birthday and we were going to have a meal of kid favorites – chicken nuggets, Mexican rice, and cupcakes. For my husband and I, it just was not going to be satisfying, so I added charred asparagus to the menu. Asparagus is one of the few green vegetables Cam will not…
Cinnamon Toast Pancakes
My boys helped me prepare the garden for the second round of planting. When I returned from my trip, I was happy to see that my plants and seedlings had mostly survived the frost. The garden is now ready for the main season plantings of tomatoes, cucumbers, squash, peppers and the rest. I made…
Andrea's Garden Cooking 