Ginger Fig Jam

Fig + Ginger + Sugar = Yum

This isn’t really a recipe. It’s a bit like recycled food. After two weeks of fig preserve, we wanted something new to accompany our morning toast. So, I took what was left over from my 5 cups of […]

Lemon Cukes, Baby Radishes & Beautiful Butterflies

Lemon Cucumbers

Baby Breakfast Radish

Peppermint & Chocolate Mint

More Tomatoes

Peppers, Oregano & Stripey Tomatoes

Yes, there will be a salad tonight.

August 3rd, 2010 | Category: Food, Fruit, Garden, Recipe, Salads, Simple Bites, Vegetables | Leave a comment

My First Brandywine Tomato

Brandywine Tomato

In other news, my newly planted teeny tiny two foot tall black mission fig tree had it’s first fig! The other two black mission fig trees are growing nicely… but, no figs. The newly planted 4-5 foot kadota fig tree has lost a few leaves, but, the fruit […]

Confiture de Figue

Everything sounds better in French… (And Italian) Slap a French name on fig preserve and the charm factor goes sky high. And, that sweet little market on the corner won’t hesitate to add $10 to the price tag.

But, it’s still just fruit and sugar.

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An Embarrassment of Figs & Cherry Tomatoes

The first ripe figs are almost bursting after this weekend’s heavy rain. Our brown turkey fig tree is littered with green figs that will ripen any day. Today, we had about two overflowing handfuls of ripe figs.

Liquid sugar hinting of honey… yum

July 20th, 2010 | Category: Bread, Food, Fruit, Garden, Mostly Healthy, Recipe, Salads, Simple Bites, Snacks, Technique | 4 comments

Salsify… oh, how I hate you

I’ve never hated a vegetable before. Though, I do find canned vegetables more than a little bit offensive. But, I absolutely and utterly hate salsify.

I don’t hate the flavor. That’s fine. It’s rather mild and ordinary. It reminds me of sweet parsnips. On a number of occasions, […]

Quickie Peppers & Onions

So, with another bucket of peppers to use and not a lot of time on my hands, I decided to speed up my normal recipe. The result might even be better than my standard.

Quickie Peppers & Onions

1 bucket (10-12 cups) of […]

Lemon Cucumber Blossoms & Orange Peppers

Lemon Cucumber Blossoms

And…

Orange Peppers

We’re watering the garden and the grass is dying of thirst.

A forest of lavender

And, more tomatoes than […]

Peppers & Onions

Pepper & Onion Egg Sandwich

One of my all-time favorite breakfasts!

Then, for dinner… peppers & onions with Pollo alla Cacciatora

I like to plate it up with the peppers & onions on top. Then, I serve a saucer of red sauce on […]

Hurricane Portia

The Aftermath

Portia…

AKA “Spawn of Satan”

In about 2 minutes, she managed to destroy about a dozen green tomatoes and tomato blossoms. She also has a taste for my fig leaves. (my new baby Kadota’s fig leaves). I’m willing to sacrifice a […]