by Noel | Jul 31, 2022 | CobraHead, Gardening, Sweet Corn, Vegetable Growing
We had an excellent corn harvest. Unfortunately, raccoons ate about two dozen ears due to my negligence in leaving the garden gate open one night Nevertheless, we still had a lot of corn to eat and freeze. We froze 16 bags of corn, each 1.5 cups for a total of just over 12 pounds. We are stuffed with sweet corn, right now, and we’ll have delicious frozen corn to carry us through the winter.
by Judy | Jul 31, 2022 | CobraHead, Recipes
A couple of weeks ago we had some heavy rains. The rain, coupled with the warm weather, brought out some nice flushes of golden oyster mushrooms in our woods. They were a bit dirtier than the ones you buy at the market so I did have to wash them. Since they do absorb water quite readily I dry fried them for a few minutes to get rid of the excess liquid. Them I added the oil to the pan to brown them up for the risotto. Here’s the recipe I use: Instant...
by Judy | Jun 30, 2022 | CobraHead, Recipes
In honor of our 20th anniversary I thought I’d highlight some of our very favorite recipes from years past. When I looked at some of the posts I noticed that I still make a lot of them in exactly the same way. The rest have evolved over the years because I don’t always look at the written recipe. See if you can find a couple that might intrigue you. Sweet Potato Quesadillas Curried Squash Galette Oven Roasted Root Vegetables Sweet Potato Black Bean...
by Noel | Jun 29, 2022 | CobraHead, Garden Tools
In the summer of 1997 I was working in the garden with an old five-tined cultivating hoe, which I primarily use to shape and work up my open raised beds. One of the tool’s tines came loose and before I put in back in its place, I played with it in the soil. I was intrigued by how well it plowed my hard, clayey soil, but I also noticed that it did a good job of grabbing weeds. From that experience, the idea of the CobraHead Weeder and Cultivator was born. After...
by Judy | May 31, 2022 | CobraHead, Recipes
I like rhubarb crisps best at the beginning of the season. The stalks are succulent and juicy after all the spring rains. I realize there are a multitude of very good rhubarb recipes from pies to cobblers. (And we’ve tried a lot of them.) Following is a recipe I’ve developed over the years and our favorite way to enjoy the tangy stalks. Rhubarb Crisp (10 inch pan ) 6 cups chopped rhubarb 2 T. fresh minced ginger, opt. 3/4 cup sugar 1/3 cup flour...
by Noel | May 31, 2022 | CobraHead, Environmental Issues
Our property is over half wooded and for the last few years, two invasive plants have really made their presence known. Dames Rocket (Hesperis matronalis) and Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolate) are now well established. It’s interesting that both these plants were grown purposely in Europe before they became a nuisance here. Garlic Mustard is edible and can be used as a salad green and Dame’s Rocket was a garden flower grown much like phlox, to which it has a...
