by Judy | Mar 31, 2015 | CobraHead, Recipes
Spring is here and so are the sprouting onions. It’s time to clean out the larder or keep a close eye on it. We had a fantastic onion harvest last year and still have lots of onions but they do tend to start growing again when spring hits. The yellow onions keep better so I wanted to use up the red onions before they got too soft, with more sprout than onion. I had just over 3 pounds of reds left which was just about the perfect amount for a batch of onion...
by Judy | Feb 12, 2015 | CobraHead, Recipes
Last week I wanted a “stick to your ribs” meal for dinner. I had potatoes and salmon on the brain so I went searching on the internet for a recipe with those ingredients. I found a salmon and potato casserole recipe that looked interesting, so I gave it a try. While it was very tasty we thought it was on the dry side. So here’s my version that we liked a whole lot better. Ingredients: 15 oz canned pink salmon, drained, skin and bones removed,...
by Judy | Dec 1, 2014 | CobraHead, Recipes
Potato Rösti was on the dinner table last night. We had this dish for the first time almost 30 years ago right after we moved to Wisconsin. Noel’s Swiss boss took us to the New Glarus Hotel Restaurant in the village of New Glarus, WI – Wisconsin’s Little Switzerland. There are many versions of rösti but this one is my adaptation of a recipe given to us by our dear friends, Michael and Linda. Recipe: 2 lbs. potatoes (I used Colorado Rose potatoes from the garden) 1...
by Judy | Nov 8, 2014 | CobraHead, Recipes
We love garlic. Noel plants over 100 cloves each year so we have lots of garlic to use all year. I don’t think a day goes by that we don’t eat some form of garlic and/or onions. I got the idea for this recipe from making a vinaigrette, which starts with a smashed clove of garlic mixed with salt. I love the taste of raw garlic. Garlic gets sweeter when it’s cooked and if you’re not careful when sautéing, it can burn easily and get bitter. The Rose Finn fingerling...
by Judy | Oct 20, 2014 | CobraHead, Gardening, Recipes
I made this pea shoot salad last night which included all garden pickings – pea shoots plus baby carrots, baby beets, cilantro, red onion and several varieties of cherry tomatoes. The first time I knowingly ate pea shoots was this past summer. We were on a road trip to the GWA (Garden Writers Association) conference and stopped for lunch in South Bend, IN. We found a great little Chinese restaurant (J.W. Chens) just off the freeway right next to Notre Dame...
