by Judy | Sep 28, 2023 | #CobraHeadFolksEat Good, #JudyValdes, CobraHead, Gardening, Recipes, Vegetable Growing
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...
by Anneliese | Sep 28, 2023 | CobraHead
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...
by Noel | Aug 29, 2023 | CobraHead, Gardening, Vegetable Growing
This garden is growing too much food! We’re giving it away and eating and freezing all we can. We’ll make some changes next year – a little smaller and a lot more planning. It’s been a great garden year, however, in spite of some really uncooperative weather. To say that we eat good around here, is an understatement. We not only have good food and lots of it, but a variety that gives the cook a wide palate to play with. We have five different zucchini or summer...
by Judy | Aug 29, 2023 | CobraHead
One of my favorite ways to serve and EAT fresh tomatoes is in a pasta salad with lots of fresh basil and garlic. The tomatoes can be a mix of big juicy ones or a variety of cherry ones, all colors welcome. To make it more substantial you could add cooked dry beans, again any color. Recipe: 2 cups dried pasta, cooked – I used fusilli 4 cups ripe tomatoes, chopped or cherry tomatoes, halved 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 T. balsamic vinegar 2 T. olive oil 1/2 tsp....
by Judy | Jul 28, 2023 | #CobraHeadFolksEat Good, #JudyValdes, CobraHead, Recipes, Vegetable Growing
We are inundated with zucchini. Somehow last year we didn’t get any planted so Noel went overboard and planted five different kinds this year (including a climbing variety). We eat zukes and summer squash almost every day, and we’ve already sent some to the local food pantry. We won’t run out anytime soon. In my quest for delicious ways to use and preserve this magical vegetable, I came across the following Turkish-style zucchini fritter recipe....
by Noel | Jul 27, 2023 | CobraHead, Gardening, Vegetable Growing
July is when food output kicks into high gear. Harvesting is a daily job, with both Judy and me bringing in the bounty. I talked last month about trying out a 2 leader system for the tomatoes. It’s working great. Here are some Brandywines just waiting to turn red. We are already picking, but the deluge is yet to come. Our raspberry harvest is slowing down. We’ve picked over 20 quarts. We were picking a quart a day but that’s now down to about a pint....
