I didn’t think you could make strawberries taste any better than they do fresh out of the garden. But I was intrigued by the recipe for macerated strawberries in The Batali Brothers Cookbook by Benno and Leo Batali (Mario’s sons). It was so simple, I just had to try it. Again I used a mix of my…
Spanish Cauliflower-Chickpea Salad
Cauliflower is ready to be harvested! All 4 of my plants are producing. This is the first time that has happened. Typically I only get heads on 2 of the 4, so I am very happy. This post is about what I did with the first two heads… My two favorite ways to prepare cauliflower…
Cammy’s Hide and Seek Muffins
Our “top chef” agreed to come back to the kitchen to make the Hide and Seek Muffins from Mollie Katzen’s Pretend Soup cookbook. My strawberry plants are still young, so they are producing sweet berries, just not that many. So, we used a mix of strawberries from our garden and other local strawberries. Cracking eggs may be…
Baked Beans with Swiss Chard
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….
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…
Andrea's Garden Cooking 