6/17/2019 – Made this with our corn, blueberries, cucumbers, and jalapenos. Nice crunchy salad. The jalapenos are not distinctive but add a zing that is nice. The feta cheese gives it a Mediterranean tone. Several of the quantities below were … Continue reading
This was our first preserved B&B Pickles made with our cucumbers from our garden. Mary had made some great B&B refrigerator pickles. The preparations below were inspired by the one at Better Homes and Garden here and in our copy … Continue reading
INGREDIENTS 3 to 4 cups coarsely grated zucchini1 teaspoon salt2 eggs, beaten1/3 cup flour1/2 cup grated mozzarella or cheddar cheese1/2 cup grated Parmesan or Romano cheese2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil or 1 teaspoon driedsalt and pepper to taste1/2 cup tomato … Continue reading
We like this dill-based kraut better than anything we have made. So, time to start experimenting with the ingredients–particularly the dill. This batch contains 25% more dill at 4.6 gm rather than only 3.7. On 7/23/2019, after it has been … Continue reading
5/11/2019 – This was our first Giardiniera made at the farm and we used mostly the white parts of the bunching onions from the garden. We repeated the use of a 6% brine as was successful for us in Houston. … Continue reading
5/5/2019 – We made this with swiss chard and green bunching onions from our garden. We used the white lower parts of the larger onions and only the inner small tender leaves. The red stems of the chard were included. … Continue reading
4/30/2019 – We have tried the LDG Kraut enough to know the first batch is very good. So this is a big batch as we have two small heads and two large heads of cabbage. This batch uses the two … Continue reading
4/27/2019 – Needed more BBQ sauce for chicken thighs on the Weber Kettle but found we only had a piece of a bottle of Stub’s Hot & Spicy. So, added the following to some of it to make it do … Continue reading
4/25/2019 – This ferment was inspired by various recipes but not anyone in particular. The important item was the recommendation for the salt to be 2%-3%. It turned out very good with the carrots crunchy and the white parts of … Continue reading
4/21/2019 – We planned to have two 2-bone lamb chops today for Easter dinner but instead had a very large late lunch with Peggy, Frank, Mandy, TS, Margarit and Sam. After that event we trimmed the chops, cut shallow slices … Continue reading