Regular readers know that I suffered catastrophic garden losses thanks to a house/cat/garden sitter who did a great job with two out of three. I’m pleased to report, though, that courtesy of the pre-soaking (and sometimes pre-sprouting) technique, I’ve got butter peas, summer squash of several varieties, cucumbers (Armenian and a pickling cucumber), and okra [...]
Archive for the ‘eggplant’ Category
It’s Alive! update on the re-planted garden
Posted in apple, apple butter, Arkansas, beans, carrots, chile, cucumber, eggplant, Food, frugal living, fruit, gardening, leeks, nature, okra, organic food, organic gardening, peppers, peppers, red pepper, summer squash, winter squash, zucchini, tagged Food, gardening, organic gardening on August 2, 2010 | 17 Comments »
Quick Garden Fix: zucchini lasagna, zucchini parmesan, and zucchini fettucine
Posted in bread, cheese, Community Supported Agriculture, CSA, eggplant, Food, frugal living, gardening, pasta, recipes, summer squash, zucchini, tagged cooking, dinner, Food, gardening, low carb, recipes, summer, zucchini on July 28, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Did your neighbor just surreptitiously drop a bag of zucchini on your doorstep and run? Did you just uncover a zucchini club in your own garden that somehow escaped your notice for the past few days while it was growing into a gargantuan green nightmare? Did your otherwise lovable CSA bury you in summer squash? [...]
Baba Ghanouj: Roasted, Mashed Eggplant for a tasty, cool summer supper
Posted in appetizer, beans, bread, carrots, chile, Community Supported Agriculture, Cooking And Baking, CSA, cucumber, dinner, dinner, eggplant, farmer's market, Food, frugal living, gardening, garlic, herbs, Middle Eastern food, peppers, peppers, radish, summer, vegetarian, whole grains, tagged cooking, dinner, Food, meatless Monday, recipes on July 19, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Meatless Mondays are making a comeback that they haven’t seen since the Great War–um, meaning World War I. Okay, yes, they had a resurgence in World War II, but that war was much less about slogans and much more about the reality of rationing. All that history aside, Meatless Mondays are a healthy way to [...]
Spicy Asian Veggie, Chicken, and Coconut Milk Noodle Bowl
Posted in Asian food, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, chile, cilantro, coconut, Cooking And Baking, CSA, dinner, dinner, eggplant, farmer's market, Food, leeks, mushrooms, organic food, organic gardening, pasta, peas, recipes, red pepper, red peter pepper, rice, seafood, shrimp, snow pea, soup, tagged cooking, dinner, Food, photography, recipe, recipes on May 12, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Tonight we had huge noodle bowls for dinner, relying on fresh produce and poultry from our back yard or Conway Locally Grown. These noodle bowls are packed with veggies, spice, and cooling coconut milk (which, alas, is not local at all). Unfortunately, after I planned the dish, I discovered that my neglected fresh ginger was [...]
Greek-Inspired Lamb Shepherd’s Pie with Ozark-Grown Ingredients
Posted in carrots, cast iron, cold frames, Cooking And Baking, CSA, Dutch oven, eggplant, farmer's market, Food, gardening, Greek food, lamb, locavore, organic food, organic gardening, Ozark Mountains, potatoes, red pepper, tomato, Uncategorized, winter gardening, tagged cooking, CSA, Food, Greek, lamb, locavore, organic food, recipes, shepherd's pie on January 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This week I ordered lamb from Conway Locally Grown, a regional variation on CSAs that I’ve blogged about here in the past. We do not ordinarily eat red meat. As a matter of fact, I had been years and years without eating it until December 2009. What happened then? A friend who has an annual [...]
Summer, Meet Winter
Posted in eggplant, Food, frugal living, gardening, organic food, organic gardening, radish, red peter pepper, winter gardening, tagged Food, gardening, locavore, sustainable agriculture, winter gardening on November 28, 2009 | 5 Comments »
It’s really rare here to make it to Thanksgiving day without a half dozen hard freezes, but this year we’d only had a couple of frosts up to November 26. Hence, when I saw the outdoor temperature plummeting to 36 degrees Fahrenheit before 6:00 p.m., I was resigned to the inevitable. Thankful for our turkey [...]
Last Gasp of Summer Produce: A Greek Meal
Posted in chard, Cooking And Baking, cucumber, eggplant, Food, frugal living, gardening, Greek food, leeks, organic gardening, red pepper, vegetarian, whole grains, tagged Food, gardening, Greek food, vegetarian on November 16, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Tonight as I gaze northwest, I can see distant lightening. With the lightening will come rain and then much colder temperatures, after a few halcyon days of wonderful golden warmth. I’m glad that I did not give up on my eggplant when temperatures first dipped back in October, because it has continued to yield bountifully. [...]
