We were invited to a picnic this past weekend and we needed to bring a side dish. I wanted to bring something from the garden with lots of color and flavor. While I have been battling raccoons all summer for tomatoes, I have been harvesting bunches of Dragon Beans and other varieties of bush beans [Read more...]
I have been experimenting with Quinoa, serving it stuffed in Portobello Mushrooms (see recipe under herbs), using in place of couscous or rice and thought I would try it as a cold salad. I was wondering if it would change texture like cold rice, getting hard and a bit crunchy, but the quinoa held up [Read more...]
The summer gardens are winding down, I guess they should be it is the first day of fall. This time of year I pick a few tomatoes, a handful of green beans, maybe a zucchini or summer squash, a little of this and a little of that. I created this “end of summer” soup [Read more...]
My bush beans are still producing a good harvest. I grew (green) “Romano” and “Dragon” beans this year with the Romano producing first. The Romano bushes are getting flowers again and are starting to produce a second harvest while the Dragon beans have continued to produce all summer. You can see in the picture below [Read more...]
Fresh green beans picked right from the garden taste wonderful. When green beans are ready they start producing quickly. It’s more than you can eat, well unless you’re my friend with a family of six with four hungry teenagers. If not, it’s best to freeze them. A quick and easy process and you will enjoy them [Read more...]
Whew, yesterday was a busy day! Cut the grass, well… I call it farm grass. I’m not sure how much of it is grass! Lots of violets, dandelions, purple creeping Charlie and some white flowers, very colorful and pretty. Now when the dandelions go to seed, not so pretty! But the birds love the seeds, [Read more...]
The summer of 2009 was an excellent growing season for green beans. They grew and produced until the snow buried them. Unheard of in central Ohio, usually beans are done by the end of July or first of August. I had a whole shelf in my freezer of beans, only 2 bags left. Come back in [Read more...]