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 [...]
Archive for the ‘radish’ Category
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 »
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. [...]
Roasted root vegetables, chicken breast with red pepper relish, and beet greens with goat cheese
Posted in beets, carrots, cast iron, cheese, chicken, Community Supported Agriculture, Cooking And Baking, CSA, farmer's market, Food, frugal living, gardening, greens, herbs, leeks, locavore, organic food, organic gardening, radish, red pepper, sweet things, turnips, winter gardening, tagged cooking, dinner, family, Food, gardening, organic gardening, photography, recipe, recipes on April 9, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Tonight we’re feasting on sweet roasted root vegetables, beet greens, and roasted chicken breast. Except for the chicken, goat cheese, and olive oil, the meal is coming from our garden, a harvest of root vegetables that got a head start over the winter and are now yielding Yum! Whether you’re feasting on fresh root vegetables [...]
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 [...]
After the storm: tunnels of veggie love, still lovin’
Posted in broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, cold frames, Food, kale, organic food, organic gardening, radish, winter gardening, tagged cold frame, environment, Food, nature, organic gardening, snow, vegetable tunnel, winter, winter gardening on February 8, 2010 | 6 Comments »
After more than an inch of ice and at least half a foot of snow precipitated on us and then lingered for four days in late January and early February, I had my doubts about whether my veggie tunnels would still have viable veggies in them. Temperatures, after all, have been running about ten degrees [...]
Cole Slaw: sweet, sour, creamy goodness
Posted in cabbage, carrots, economy, Food, frugal living, fusion cuisine, locavore, organic food, organic gardening, Pickle, radish, red pepper, vegetarian, winter gardening, tagged bread-and-butter pickles, cabbage, carrots, cole slaw, dinner, economy, family, Food, health, recipes, supper on January 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Cole slaw has the refreshing flavor of summer, but the cabbage that makes up most of cole slaw is primarily a winter vegetable here (although I do get it to keep growing all summer with careful planting placement). On warmer winter days, cole slaw with pulled chicken barbeque feels like a summer picnic, although slaw is [...]
Dark Days of Winter, Bright Radishes
Posted in Food, frugal living, gardening, organic food, organic gardening, radish, winter gardening, tagged cold frame, environment, Food, organic gardening, radishes, winter gardening on January 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Despite a week of frigid temperatures, my cold frames kept growing vegetables. There is nothing like the neon glow of bright vegetables in the depths of winter. This radish bouquet could brighten any winter heart.Who needs flowers’ color when you have radishes? Oh, yes, flowers smell good too, don’t they? For more on how my [...]
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 [...]
