My 5 year-old announced that the only vegetables from our garden that he will not eat are carrots and zucchini (or patty pan squash). On the positive side, that means he is willing to eat everything else. On the other side – it is now my challenge to figure out how to get him to…
Category: Carrot
Pasta Primavera with Roasted Carrots, Squash, Garlic and Peppers and a Garden Update
It is July, and the garden is starting to really come to life. It is green and lush. So, I decided to give you a tour. The front of the garden has garlic, parsnips, and strawberry plants. Then leeks, carrots, eggplants, chives and the last few kale plants and a jalapeno plant. on the right…
Clean Out the Fridge Fried Rice
My garden is starting to produce summer vegetables, finally! So it is time to clear out the other, miscellaneous vegetables that are in the fridge. First there are the vegetables left from making other dishes: fresh english peas from a dish I made last week, a zucchini that had been waiting to be made into zucchini…
Sesame Asparagus Stir Fry
We are now in the height of asparagus season. I went to Fifers farm market and picked up some thin asparagus for stir fry and thick asparagus for roasting. The asparagus was beautiful. I also picked up some snap peas, mushrooms and carrots. These are what I used for my stir fry, you can add other vegetables,…
Roasted Carrots
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….
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…
Cauliflower and Broccoli Farro
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…
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….
Lentil, Orzo & Broccoli Bake
I have been fiddling around in my garden the past few days, nurturing my little sprouts and young plants, weeding, and dreaming about being able to cook again with my fresh bounty. Chard, broccoli, spinach, carrots, garlic, peas…all are growing more each day. So when I saw this recipe on moveeatcreate.wordpress.com I envisioned my baby vegetables…
Andrea's Garden Cooking 