Early this month I was in the garden harvesting all the green cherry tomatoes and dried bean pods before the big freeze, as well as pulling up frostbitten eggplant bushes to make room for some cold-season vegetable transplants. All this activity caused some critters to come out of hiding, seeking quieter refuge. This praying mantis [...]
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Friend and Foe
Posted in Garden on November 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Decokrating
Posted in Garden, Random on November 10, 2011 | 4 Comments »
After growing okra for the first time last year, I saved some whole pods for funky indoor decorations. A couple of weeks ago, I pulled out those pods to replace them with fresh ones from this summer’s garden. However, I liked the looks of the papery, old pods — all splayed out after I collected [...]
Garden Tour
Posted in Garden, Greenhorn on October 21, 2011 | 4 Comments »
February 20, 2011 I moved here in January. I needed something to nurture, so I spent several afternoons this spring digging up a 10′ x 10′ patch of Bermuda grass for a garden. (Apparently, the garden wasn’t enough; I adopted a dog in May.) September 21, 2011 Save the Popeye Pies and a couple of [...]
Peck of Peppers
Posted in Garden, Preservation on October 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I’m a bit frantic. I feel winter’s approach, and along with it a sense of urgency about putting up food in this window of time between insane heat and frosty evenings. That’s not to say I’ve been super motivated or productive in the kitchen lately. No, I just have this anxiety looming about I should [...]
Oil & Vinegar
Posted in Garden, Preservation, Recipe on August 25, 2011 | 3 Comments »
My enthusiasm for water-bath canning might be waning a bit. I hope it comes back, but in the meantime, I’m really glad I picked up a copy of Preserving Food Without Freezing or Canning. Not only is this book great because of its low-tech premise, but the “recipes” are straightforward instructions for assembling ingredients, which [...]
Popeye Pies
Posted in Casserole/One Dish, Fat, Garden, Recipe, Vegetarian Friendly on August 19, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Hand pies have a special place in my heart. Nine years ago, while studying abroad, I got lost in Plymouth, England. I kept having bouts of misplaced confidence (or just plain stubbornness), and ended up circling the town a couple of times before I asked for help. (The irony is that I was in the [...]
Look, Ma!
Posted in Food Love!, Garden, Vegetarian Friendly on July 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“Yay! I can feed myself!” For some reason, I really get a kick out of saying this — like I’m a toddler or something. I guess I’m still surprised/pleased when I turn out a decent meal for just myself. This has been challenging, but it’s getting easier, helped along by the inherent ease of summertime [...]
Dried Herbs
Posted in Garden, Preservation on June 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Toward the end of last summer when all my basil bushes were overwhelming me and I couldn’t make any more pesto, and I had already tried to preserve the herb in another fashion, I just cut off the branches and stuffed them into brown paper sacks. (Why I didn’t let some go to seed, I [...]
Curry Favor
Posted in Casserole/One Dish, Garden, Local, Vegetarian Friendly on February 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Last night I made some massaman curry to eat for lunch this week. Yeah, it looks gross. I use massaman curry paste that I get at Super Cao Nguyen. Mixed with coconut milk, it makes anything taste damn good. My curry includes: :: Sweet potatoes from Guilford Gardens. :: Okra harvested from my garden and [...]
Basil-Pepper Jelly
Posted in Garden, Preservation, tagged Appetizers, Canning, Chile Peppers, Herbs, Jelly on November 30, 2010 | 3 Comments »
It’s funny how I planted this pepper plant hoping I would be able to make salsa. Well, the tomatoes never really came on and the cilantro was done long before the peppers (and lots of them) ripened. That’s how it goes, I guess. So, I was left with all these peppers and no real need [...]
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