As the gardening season is rapidly winding down here, I get regular harvest reports from my resident vegetable man. One of those was that we ended up with 107 Delicata Squashes. 107! What the heck am I going to do with 107 squashes? And that doesn't count the number of buternuts, or spaghetti squashes, either. Seriously - it is not such a bad problem to have. We've given quite a few of them away already, but still have a ridiculous number remaining. At least winter squash is easier to get rid of ... Read More about Maple Glazed Delicata Squash
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Pasta with Fresh Tomatoes and Basil
The stream of ripe tomatoes that ends in my kitchen is starting slow down now. I always have mixed feelings about that happening. On one hand, I'm heartily and truly tired of doing up tomatoes for this coming winter. I've got somewhere in the neighborhood of 65 quarts of various forms of tomatoes, from sauce and stewed, to diced, to concentrated tomato paste and various soup bases. The nightmares of being chased by 5 gallon pails of tomatoes have just about ended, and my hand that was frozen in ... Read More about Pasta with Fresh Tomatoes and Basil
Green Beans with Miso
Thanks to succession plantings, we keep getting a stead supply of really nice green beans. Larry plants a new row about every 2 weeks, until the early part of August. Our favorites are a variety called "Jade", which is pretty widely available in various seed catalogs. "Jade" is a really nice producer, and the beans are long, straight, and stay tender, even if they get a bit on the big side before you get them picked. Green beans will keep producing for at least a couple, weeks, so long as you ... Read More about Green Beans with Miso
Green Tomato Jalapeno Salsa
When you garden, you just never know. Last year we had so many jalapenos that I could not keep up with them. This year, the jalapenos are just not happy, and we have no idea why. We are getting a few here and there, but not enough to accomplish anything with them. Fortunately, there is Kevin, who is riding to work with Larry. Kevin has LOTS of jalapenos, which he doesn't even like all that much. His cucumbers haven't done well though, but that's ok - we have had LOTS of cucumbers this year. So, ... Read More about Green Tomato Jalapeno Salsa