by Judy | Aug 22, 2024 | #CobraHeadFolksEat Good, #JudyValdes, CobraHead, Everything Bagel Seasoning Squash, Parmesan topped summer squash, Recipes
Help! The summer squash are taking over the kitchen. We had planned to plant two yellow squash and two zucchini plants but one zucchini plant expired and we only had a yellow squash as a spare, so three yellow and one green. We are harvesting some green zucchini just about every day, but we’re choking in yellow squash. Along with tomatoes ripening overnight, the counters are covered once again. It’s hard to find a spot to prep for the freezer, let alone make...
by Judy | Jul 31, 2024 | #CobraHeadFolksEat Good, #JudyValdes, CobraHead
This was a good year for garlic here in southern Wisconsin. The bulbs were bigger than ever due to all the rain we had. Since Noel uses the raised bed method of growing there was plenty of drainage, otherwise there would have been some mushy garlic. The bulbs came out beautifully. We do plant our own saved garlic cloves every year so I'm sure they are acclimatized for our seasons as well. Rarely a day goes by without using garlic in my cooking. I especially...
by Judy | Jun 28, 2024 | #CobraHeadFolksEat Good, #JudyValdes, CobraHead, dessert pizza, Recipes, strawberry dessert
We had a nice crop of strawberries this year, though we had to share some with the birds and voles. As I was trying to figure out a garden-related recipe to share I thought of this fruit pizza that my friend Eve used to make for potlucks. I had previously made fruit pizzas from a recipe I got from the Wyandotte News Herald many years ago when we lived in Michigan. It used a sugar cookie dough instead of the shortbread dough and the glaze was a thinned apricot jam....
by Judy | May 31, 2024 | #CobraHeadFolksEat Good, #JudyValdes, CobraHead, Recipes, Rhubarb Bread
It’s rhubarb time. I dug out my old 'Jane Brody Good Food Book' and experimented with her rhubarb banana crisp recipe. I was hoping the bananas would be the magic needed to cut way back on the sugar needed for the tart stalks. It was okay, and did the trick, but the dish didn't go over very well with the troops. I have made my usual and favorite Rhubarb Crisp already. Recipe here. My Rhubarb Ginger Pie recipe is here. This time I made a quick...
by Judy | Apr 30, 2024 | CobraHead
One of the advantages of leaving plants in the garden overwinter is that some of them sprout again or regrow from the root. Different types of kale can be annuals or biennials. The several types of kale that we grew last year have grown new edible leaves this spring. It’s fun to be able to forage in your own garden as the snow melts away. The young tender leaves are great in a salad, and as they mature into a chewier leaf, they work well in a stir fry or...
