by Judy | Dec 13, 2011 | CobraHead, Recipes
Need a quick meal to put on the table while you’re ‘busy’ doing holiday preparations? This dish is a great way to ‘re-purpose’ leftover chili if you have about 4 cups from a previous meal. If that’s the case it takes about ten minutes to put together & it’s ready for the oven. But no problem if no leftovers – it’s still a relatively easy dish to make and you can get creative with the type of beans and seasonings. Don’t be afraid to spice it up. The corn...
by Noel | Dec 12, 2011 | CobraHead, Gardening
The outdoor season is over for my 2011 Wisconsin garden. I may do a little more clean up, and possibly drag in a few leaves to cover up some north beds, but the frost has already penetrated deep and there is nothing left to harvest. There will be no more weeding or working the soil. All my efforts now are in preparing for next year. Gardening patterns and habits repeat themselves as you learn what has to be done to ensure a good harvest, but that hardly means...
by Noel | Dec 7, 2011 | CobraHead, Recipes
Recipes are normally Judy’s and Geoff’s department and what you see here is totally Judy’s creation, I’m just putting it down on the blog because I found it way more than worthy. Judy had to grab the phone to take an order and that’s a good thing. On her way past me as she went to her desk she whispered, “stir the veggies.” When I went to the stove, the skillet looked so colorful I knew I had to take a picture. What we...
by Noel | Dec 4, 2011 | CobraHead, Environmental Issues, Gardening
I posted recently about leaf burning and why I don’t think it’s such a great idea, even if it is allowed, but I was careful to mention that I’m not at all opposed to fires. Being a relative land baron out here on my almost rural four acres, I would have some major disposal issues if I could not burn prunings, deadfall, and other natural debris. Just a little over half our property is wooded. You can see a neighbor’s house to the east of...
by Judy | Nov 30, 2011 | CobraHead, Recipes
Why pumpkin pie – and not a Hubbard or an acorn squash pie? Just about any hard squash will make an excellent pie, but because pumpkins are pretty bland and flavorless as a stand-alone squash, they get relegated to fillings for pies and breads. Most winter squashes are pretty tasty on their own so why waste them in a pie! Someone long ago figured out that if you mix enough sugar and spices with the pumpkin you get a darn good dessert. And besides it’s good for...
by Judy | Nov 22, 2011 | CobraHead, Recipes
Here’s a quick little lunch or dinner with veggies from the garden. Add a side salad and you’re all set. Garden Vegetable Coconut Curry 1 T. olive oil 1 medium leek, chopped ½ cup chopped onion 1 tsp. brown mustard seeds 1 ½ tsp. curry powder 1 cup veggie broth 1 cup sliced carrots 1 cup cubed potato, unpeeled 2 cups cauliflower chunks or florets ½ cup organic coconut milk ½ tsp. seasoned salt to taste Heat olive oil on medium low. Add leeks, onion and...
