Oh, sure, freezing is nothing special. Everybody throws stuff in the freezer. But for preserving summer’s bounty, there are some important tricks to freezing. Since the cell walls of vegetables tend to rupture in the freezer, you can’t just put whole tomatoes or basil or chard leaves into a freezer bag and call it a [...]
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Preservation Methods: Freezing
Posted in Food, tagged basil, chard, freezing, pesto, preservation, preserving, ratatouille on September 18, 2009 | 3 Comments »
OMG, the veggie harvest is totes ridix.
Posted in Food, Gardening, tagged basil, beets, carrots, chard, eggplants, fingerling potatoes, herbs, Mexican Sour Gherkin, onions, peppers, potatoes, swiss chard, tomatoes on August 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »
But seriously, the harvest is totally ridiculous right now. I went out to the garden and came home with three heavy sacks of vegetables. Tonight my friends and I are going to cook a lot of different little tapas-style dishes to dispatch the copious veggies pouring out of the garden plot.
Purslane Wheatberry Salad with Thai Basil
Posted in Food, Recipes, tagged basil, purslane, Recipes, salads, thai basil, wheatberries on August 12, 2009 | 3 Comments »
After several excellent answers to my question about what to do with purslane, I took people’s advice and decided to keep the purslane raw. But what to do? I liked the purslane tabbouleh idea, but I didn’t have quite the right array of ingredients on hand. But it seemed like the purslane + cooked grains [...]
What to do with all that pesto…
Posted in Food, tagged basil, cheese, herbs, pesto, pizza, potatoes, sandwiches, soup on July 1, 2009 | 3 Comments »
…besides putting it on pasta, that is. The pesto I made the other day went into the freezer, and I meant for it to stay there for more than just a few days. But Tuesday rolled around, I got home late, and my raw materials for a quick dinner were somewhat limited. I had some [...]
Advice on Basil: Be Ruthless, Make Pesto, Plant More
Posted in Food, Gardening, tagged basil, herbs, pesto, succession planting on June 29, 2009 | 9 Comments »
Growing herbs is a total foodie win, not only for freshness’ sake but also because you can take just the amount you need without forking over four dollars for a wan little plastic-encased sprig from the grocery store. Plus, the herb will usually replenish itself by the next time you need it.
But some herbs will [...]
Sauteed Fava Beans with Squash Blossoms
Posted in Food, tagged basil, farmers' market, fava beans, onions, squash blossoms on June 23, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I am not exactly a morning person, so I don’t usually make it to the Sunday market at the 9am opening bell. But this Sunday I needed to do my market run early before heading out for a day of tubing on the Shenandoah. This meant I had my pick of all [...]
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