Even though I miss summer tomatoes come fall, at least I have apples with tangy, juicy crunch. A few weeks ago I tossed together a fall salad with simplicity of preparation that belies its sophisticated blend of flavor and texture. For every two servings you’ll need: 1 well-washed apple 1-2 stalks of fresh celery 1 [...]
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Apple-Celery Salad: crisp and tangy for fall
Posted in apple, celery, chives, dinner, dinner, Food, fruit, mustard, onions, salad, vegetarian, tagged dinner, Food, recipes on November 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Spicy Peanut-Sesame Noodles with broccoli and coconut-crusted chicken
Posted in appetizer, Asian food, beans, broccoli, carrots, chicken, chile, chives, cilantro, coconut, Community Supported Agriculture, Cooking And Baking, CSA, farmer's market, Food, gardening, garlic, greens, herbs, locavore, mustard, organic food, organic gardening, radish, red pepper, red peter pepper, seafood, shrimp, snow pea, vegetarian, whole grains, winter gardening, tagged cooking, dinner, family, Food, gardening, organic gardening, photography, recipe, recipes on April 11, 2010 | 15 Comments »
We went from wondering if another ice age was on its way to believing in global warming again this week. The unseasonably warm weather cried out for a cooler dinner, and gigantic chives and Asian mustard that went from salad size to mandatory cooking overnight made me think of some of our favorite pseudo-Asian meals. [...]
Favorite Salad #2: Mediterranean, and other than that you’ll just have to read
Posted in almonds, appetizer, carrots, chard, cheese, Cooking And Baking, cucumber, currants, farmer's market, Food, Greek food, health, Italian, lettuce, mustard, organic food, organic gardening, radish, salad, tagged dinner, family, Food, recipes, salad on February 28, 2010 | 2 Comments »
We eat a lot of salad around here with various permutations and combinations, but two have come to have names. One we call “favorite salad #1.” No, I have not posted about it yet. You’ll just have to come back to find out about it. (Grin.) Tonight I’m talking “Favorite salad #2.” Favorite salad #2 [...]
Baked Apples with ginger, cinnamon, and honey-mustard
Posted in apple, German food, mustard, organic food, tagged baked apples, cooking, dinner, Food, recipes on February 27, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Tonight I had planned on making pizza, but life intervened and I ended up with less prep time than I’d planned. Given that I had good chicken bratwurst, red and green cabbage, onions, and some wide whole-wheat Amish noodles, I decided to go with a German-inspired meal. I was going to serve it with traditional [...]
Arkansas Cheddar-Beer Soup
Posted in Arkansas, beer, carrots, cast iron, celery, cheese, Community Supported Agriculture, CSA, farmer's market, Food, German food, ham, leeks, locavore, mustard, onions, organic food, Pickle, potatoes, Uncategorized, whole grains, tagged Arkansas, beer, beer-cheese soup, cheddar-beer soup, cooking, dinner, environment, family, Food, locavore, organic, pumpernickel bread, recipes, soup, Super Bowl, Wisconsin on January 18, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Given that Arkansas has an award-winning brewery and darn good locally produced raw-milk cheddar from cows that get to eat real grass, I thought a variation on Wisconsin’s renowned cheese soup might be in order for our Ozark croft. The recipe is easy, and you should be able to make your own local, organic version [...]
Winter Gardening: Getting Started
Posted in broccoli, cabbage, chard, Food, gardening, lettuce, locavore, mustard, onions, winter gardening, winter squash, tagged cold frame, Food, freeze, gardening, greens, grow tent, root vegetables, snow, winter gardening on November 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If you are wishing you could extend your gardening season but think it’s all over when the first frost hits, you have a whole world of winter gardening awaiting your growing pleasure. You just need to pick the right things to grow, to give them adequate protection, and to expect them to grow a bit [...]
