by Noel | Sep 1, 2012 | CobraHead, Gardening
We’ll try to stay lean, but we won’t be looking hungry when we cook up this good-sized Cassius Cauliflower I harvested this afternoon. The fall coles are coming in nicely; cauliflower, broccoli, cabbage, and soon Brussels sprouts. Cabbage type crops are great for the northern home gardener. The harvest this year has been super. Cauliflower heads don’t always turn out this flawless, or this large. This one is worth bragging...
by Judy | Aug 26, 2012 | CobraHead, Gardening, Recipes
Several years ago I got this salsa recipe from a friend of a friend who worked at the local post office. (Consider this my plug for saving our little post offices – they’re good for more than just mail…) I make it every year, as long as I have tomatoes, onions and peppers all at the same time from the garden. Garden Tomato Salsa Recipe 9 cups skinned tomatoes, chopped 3 cups chopped onions 3 cups chopped peppers, mix of mostly sweet peppers with hot peppers to...
by Judy | Aug 14, 2012 | CobraHead, Recipes
Can you tell by the title that I grew up in Minnesota? Actually I was given a version of this recipe when I lived in Michigan many years ago so it’s more of a ‘bake’ or ‘casserole’. The original recipe included a double layer of sliced zucchini, onions, tomatoes, shredded mozzarella cheese and fresh basil (salt & pepper to taste) – baked until done in a 350 degree oven for about 45 minutes. I made it this way for years. With all the water content in these...
by Noel | Aug 8, 2012 | CobraHead, Gardening
Judy’s good friend Dorothy Davenport lives in a condo but that doesn’t keep her from growing a lot of her own food. Using pots, containers and hanging baskets, Dorothy grows a lot of different vegetables while keeping everything looking pretty by inter-planting colorful flowers. Dorothy makes excellent use of space as you can see by her use of a porch rail to mount a container of green beans. Large containers yield lots of tomatoes. Decorative and...
by Noel | Aug 6, 2012 | CobraHead, Environmental Issues, Gardening
I’ve done battle with the caterpillars of the small white and yellow cabbage butterflies for as long as I’ve gardened. The most destructive caterpillar, known as the Imported Cabbage Worm, is from a white butterfly native to Europe called the Cabbage White Butterfly (Pieris rapae). These insects have only been in North America since the 1860’s, but they like it a lot on this side of the ocean and are a truly destructive pest. The small green...
by Noel | Aug 5, 2012 | CobraHead, Gardening
I missed one of the largest flushes of mushrooms I’ve ever had by three or four days. I didn’t even think to be checking for them in our summer heat and it was just chance that I looked over in the woods, today, to find these. They are on three year old logs, which is all the more surprising. We’ll see if we can dry a lot of them. I think we can, but many are spent and black. Too bad, the fresh shiitake are one our favorite crops....
