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What To Do With All That Cabbage?

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Christy

Every fall I grow several heads of cabbage to enjoy in winter and spring as the rest of the garden gets going. But year after year, I find myself wondering
what to do with the cabbage I’ve grown. Sound familiar?  Well, I’ve found a few great ways to use cabbage that I thought I’d share here.

Cabbage, chard, broccoli, green onions, cilantro, arugula and mustard greens make up the winter harvest

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Butter and Biscuits

Posted on December 3, 2009 by Christy

This doesn’t exactly fall under the category of What’s Growin’ On, but as the urge to homestead becomes more prevalent in our community, I like to
include these tidbits of culinary experimentation along with the mainstream gardening information.  So, in case you were wondering what to do with that left over heavy cream in the fridge
that might be too old to use but you’re not sure, here’s how to make butter and biscuits.

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99.9% Homegrown Soup

Posted on August 29, 2009 by Christy

It’s hot as Hades and fires are burning everywhere.  The last thing on my mind is to fire up the oven to make dinner.  I’ve had a torn-out recipe from the summer 2008 issue of Edible Los Angeles magazine for…well…a year.  I’ve been wanting to make it since the first tomatoes of summer fell from the vine, but the timing wasn’t right.  Until today.  I couldn’t take it anymore. 

I made Colorful Gazpacho, which calls for 1 1/2 pounds each of 3 different colors of tomatoes.  Even though …
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Eggplant Parmigiana – Under the Tuscan Sun Style

Posted on August 20, 2009 by Christy

I’ll admit it.  I’ve never made eggplant parmigiana.  I ate it growing up; as a picky eater it was probably the only way I’d ever eat eggplant.  So leave it to a gardenerd to grow eggplant and not know what to do with the finished result.  Until now.

I’ve been hoarding a copy of Frances Mayes Bringing Tuscany Home  for a few years now, just waiting for the perfect moment to strike, when I felt confident enough to try making what I thought would be a daunting recipe. The torn piece of paper marking the page was nearly withered …
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Home Made Mozzarella

Posted on July 22, 2009 by Christy

Since the garden is pretty much doing its own thing these days, we tend for focus more on the bounty of the harvest than the growing of plants (which is just as exciting anyway).  Last week, I went on a cooking spree to use up some tomatoes and zucchini.  I don’t know what came over me exactly, but in the course of a couple of days I made stuffed zucchini, tomato cobbler (a Martha Stewart Recipe that Evan Kleiman posted on Good Food), chocolate zucchini bread, and home made mozzarella for a caprese salad that’s as …
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Squash Bonanza

Posted on June 12, 2009 by Christy

It appears that the zucchini and Bennings Green Tint patty pan squash have officially kicked into high gear – and it’s not even summer yet!  This is a crucial time – when one needs to visit the garden every day, lest there be a monster squash discovered after a few days away from the garden.  So far, so good.  We’re catching the summer squash early and picking them young.  Now to find recipes…


I have a favorite recipe for zucchini, but you
might want to save it for when your sick of zucchini, because when
you’re done with this …
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What? No Zucchini!

Posted on August 14, 2008 by Christy

A gardener recently wrote in:

Dear Gardenerd,

My zucchini was extremely prolific until a few weeks ago, now I get a lot of flowers, but they are not turning into zucchini, they just fall off. HELP! What’s the deal with my zuch?

Thank you in advance,
Zesty for Zucchini

Dear Zesty,

I, too, have had trouble with my zucchini this year (yellow crookneck squash and pumpkins as well).  I’ve checked with some other sources and they are experiencing the same thing throughout the U.S.  The problem could be our bee problem.  Not enough pollinators.  While your zucchini may have gotten and rush of them a …
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