Category Archives: food from the garden
Two Kinds of Parsnip Pie
I love parsnips, but they don’t turn up often in my CSA basket or at the farmer’s market, so for the past couple of years I’ve been growing them in my plot in the community garden. The first year was … Continue reading
Bee Balm Bread
Bee balm is an unusually pretty garden flower, attractive to bees and hummingbirds, as well as to gardeners. It has a delightful fragrance reminiscent of oregano and mint. I dry some bee balm every summer to make a fragrant tea … Continue reading
Savory Sautéed Apples
This is another great year for apples. Not only are there free apples everywhere, literally just for the picking, but they are also showing up in my CSA basket. So I figured it’s time to move beyond apples for breakfast … Continue reading
Crabapple Sauce Bread
Crabapple trees are abundant in my neighborhood, and I’ve written in the past about using the fruit to make crabapple sauce. You can use crabapple sauce in baking in the same way you would use applesauce. I always make a … Continue reading
Tomato/Tomatillo Soup
Summertime, with bees busily buzzing in the herb garden and tomatoes ripening in the sunshine, seems so far away on an icy February day. Fortunately, while summer was still here, I stocked my freezer and shelves with garden products, and … Continue reading
Green Tomatoes with Fresh Baby Ginger and Turmeric
Fresh baby ginger and turmeric are harvested while the roots are still young and tender and before the skin has formed. The flavor is much milder than that of the mature root. They can be used to flavor rice, stir … Continue reading
Autumn Vegetable Hash
This recipe combines cold-weather vegetables – kale, winter squash, potatoes – with warming spices to make a dish that’s perfect for celebrating autumn. Autumn Vegetable Hash 2 cups peeled and cubed winter squash (any kind) 2 medium potatoes, cubed (and peeled … Continue reading
Simply Salad
One of the delights of spring and summer is fresh green salads. A tossed green salad is very easy to make using whatever fresh greens, herbs, and vegetables you have on hand. There are lots of different greens that can … Continue reading
Roasted Spring Vegetables
We got the first CSA share of the season a few days ago and, along with it, the return of my weekly challenge – how to make a week’s worth of dinners based on the contents of the basket. This … Continue reading
Simply Tea
In just about any supermarket, you can find a shelf stocked with beautifully-designed packages of “herbal” teas. These teas bear exotic or whimsical names that often include some kind of fruit – mango, coconut, watermelon, or any kind of berry … Continue reading
My Edible Backyard 