by Judy | Jul 30, 2025 | #CobraHeadFolksEat Good, #JudyValdes, Baked Garlic, CobraHead, Garlic Appetizers, Roasted
July is garlic month here at the CobraHead test kitchen and garden. For the past 30-plus years, Noel has planted 100 cloves of garlic at the end of October, and the nice fat bulbs are ready to harvest in mid-July the following year. After harvesting the garlic and knocking off most of the soil, we lay them on tables in the garage to cure. You can also hang them in bunches. After about a week, we transfer them to tables in the basement. The garage can get pretty...
by Noel | Jun 30, 2025 | #CobraHeadFolksEat Good, CobraHead, Gardening
Greetings from Cambridge, Wisconsin. We’re pretty far up north, so we normally don’t get as much heat as most of the country, but this year has started out quite warm, and I think it will be a scorcher. So far, the garden is happy because of abundant and well-timed rain. Weeds love these great growing conditions as much as veggies. I’m not coming close to keeping up with weeding. The weed taking up too much of my time is bindweed. It’s a wild morning glory....
by Judy | May 30, 2025 | #CobraHeadFolksEat Good, #JudyValdes, Anise Hyssop, CobraHead, Herb Salad, Spring Herbs
Anise Hyssop is a perennial herb, an excellent pollinator, and it tastes like licorice. It’s one of my favorite additions to a salad. Adding 4 or 5 licorice-flavored leaves (slivered) to a salad enhances its flavor significantly. While I was ‘foraging’ in our own garden for the anise hyssop I also picked some baby spring plants, including cilantro, mustard, kale, chives, spring onions, broccoli rabe and asparagus. I had such a big picking that I didn’t even...
by Judy | Mar 28, 2025 | #CobraHeadFolksEat Good, #JudyValdes, CobraHead, sweet potato dessert, sweet potato pie
Here it is the end of March and we’re still working our way through our 2024 sweet potato harvest. It’s an amazing root vegetable and a nutritional powerhouse. We have been growing our own starts from saved plants for over 25 years. The variety is Jewel. It’s large, good tasting, with exceptional storage. They can last for up to a year, stored in our heated but cool basement, wrapped in newspaper. I’m always looking for unsweet ways to use them because I’m more of...
by Judy | Feb 28, 2025 | #CobraHeadFolksEat Good, #JudyValdes, Cauliflower Curry, CobraHead, Recipes
Still got some frozen cauliflower and frozen tomatoes tucked away in the freezer? If not, fresh cauliflower and canned tomatoes work very well in this delicious stew. Serve it over basmati rice or mashed or chunky cooked potatoes – a tasty and filling meal. P.S. Add one cup of cooked white beans for a protein boost. (Tip from a Rancho Gordo recipe.) Recipe: 1 T olive oil 1 large onion – finely chopped 3-4 garlic cloves – minced 1 inch knob of ginger, peeled and...
by Judy | Nov 20, 2024 | #CobraHeadFolksEat Good, #JudyValdes, CobraHead, Roasted Cauliflower
I’d like to say this is the year of the cauliflower because I keep finding new recipes but its popularity ebbs and flows. Apparently, per capita consumption peaked in 1946, then rose again during the hippy vegetarian era in the 70’s and 80’s before falling again until 2019. The low-carb and gluten-free trends brought back its popularity in the form of pizza crusts, pastas, tortillas, crackers and you name it. I prefer my cauliflower straight up though I do season...
