by Judy | Feb 27, 2023 | #CobraHeadFolksEat Good, #JudyValdes, CobraHead, Recipes
I’ve been experimenting with various bean recipes, almost always with the Instant Pot. We’ve had some very good white bean chicken chili but prefer to cook vegetarian dishes at home. The Instant Pot makes it fast and easy. Since I do a quick soak by pouring boiling water over the beans and letting them stand for an hour we can have them for dinner in a couple of hours. Preparing the chopped onions, garlic and spices while the beans are soaking...
by Judy | Dec 14, 2022 | CobraHead
Need a splash of red on your holiday table? Or a quick hostess gift? If you like onions give the following super easy recipe a try. Recipe: 1 large onion, thinly sliced, preferably red (if you have a mandoline, go for it) Brine: 1/2 cup cider vinegar 1 cup water 1 T. sugar 1 1/2 tsp. salt (I used pickling salt ) Stir brine ingredients together until salt and sugar are dissolved. Pour over onion and let stand at room temperature for about 45 minutes. Ready to...
by Judy | Oct 25, 2022 | CobraHead, Recipes
If you have ever considered planting raspberries in your home garden I highly recommend it. Once they’re established, other than once-a-year pruning, they are relatively carefree and can last nearly forever with occasional transplanting. And you can stand up to pick them! Here in Wisconsin, our ever-bearing variety keeps producing through a couple of light freezes. I just picked a few on October 24th. Just be sure to do a little research and select...
by Judy | Sep 14, 2022 | CobraHead
Every year the tomatoes take over the kitchen. Besides our usual plain tomatoes and spaghetti sauce for the freezer, we’ve built up a collection of recipes that use this fabulous fruit. Here are just a few. Maybe you’ll find something new or be reminded of past favorites. Enjoy! Tomato Cobbler with Cheese Biscuit Topping Roasted Green Beans and Cherry Tomato Pasta Garden Tomato Salsa (canned) Fresh Garden Salsa Garden Tomato Soup Roasted Salsa with...
by Judy | Aug 31, 2022 | CobraHead, Recipes, Vegetable Growing
This has been a great year for cucumbers. We’ve had rainfalls mostly at the appropriate times so production has been steady. I’ll be making refrigerator pickles with a lot of them but marinated slices are an easy and fast fix for dinner. Here goes: 2-4 cucumbers, peeled and thinly sliced 1/2 – 1 tsp. salt 1 T. white wine vinegar or to taste Using a mandolin (if you have one) slice the peeled cucumbers. Sprinkle with salt, give a quick stir and...
