Blue Scalloped Potatoes and Green Bean Surprise

Blue Scalloped Potatoes and Green Bean Surprise

We are still eating our Adirondack Blue potatoes (and other types) from last year’s harvest. They have done very well in Noel’s make-shift above ground root cellar in the barn. I have adapted our usual cheesy garlic potato bake and added some frozen green beans, also from last year’s garden. This dish was originally from Julia Child’s “Mastering the Art of French Cooking” and has evolved over the past fifty years in my kitchen...
February Garden Musings

February Garden Musings

The weather in southern Wisconsin, as everywhere, is alarming. Record one day temperature swings. It was 73 yesterday and 12 this morning. It will be back to the 60’s in a couple days. This new normal will cause mostly grief for gardeners and growers, but I’ll try to take advantage of the warm days to do some garden prep that normally would wait until late March or April. The end of February marks the beginning of seed starting. I’ve put onion and leek seeds into...
Garlic Under Straw

Garlic Under Straw

Judy and I just got back from three weeks in Texas. I was behind in the garden before we left and three weeks away have put me quite a bit further back. I missed a lot of garden clean up and prep for next season. One fall chore that I never try to miss is getting a bed of garlic planted. When I’m on top of things, garlic goes into the ground the last week of October, but I’ve planted it in late December and still had a fine crop. So my first task upon our return...
CobraHead Is a Proud Sponsor of the 2024 Youth Garden Grant!

CobraHead Is a Proud Sponsor of the 2024 Youth Garden Grant!

Friends of CobraHead will know that we are avid supporters of community gardens and educational gardening projects. And now, we are proud to be a sponsor of the 2024 KidsGardening.org Youth Garden Grant! This year, fifty youth garden programs will be awarded $500 in funding and a collection of gardening supplies for their youth garden program. The application period is open through December 15, 2023. Beginning with 50 awards in 1982, KidsGardening’s Youth...
Mexican Rice Stuffed Peppers

Mexican Rice Stuffed Peppers

This has been a good year for peppers of all kinds. We did have long periods of no rain but due to Noel's diligent watering and the warm weather, the peppers exploded. Following is a recipe for stuffed peppers using my Mexican rice recipe and topped with cheese: Mexican Rice 2-3 T. olive oil 1 cup rice (I used red rice) 1/2 cup diced onion 1/2 cup diced green or red pepper 1/2 cup chopped or stewed tomatoes 2 cups veggie broth 1/2 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. garlic...
CobraHeads for Fossil Hunting!

CobraHeads for Fossil Hunting!

Here’s something a little bit different for the blog! Last month, one of our eagle-eyed CobraHead fans forwarded us a news article about a significant fossil find in Maryland. Entomologist and paleontology department volunteer at Calvert Marine Museum Emily Bzdyk was fossil hunting on a beach on the Chesapeake Bay when she spotted what turned out to be a 15 million-year-old dolphin skull fossil. And while we think that story is cool enough on its own, we...

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