by Judy | Mar 29, 2024 | #CobraHeadFolksEat Good, #JudyValdes, CobraHead, savory sweet potatoes, sweet potato latkes, sweet potatoes
In spite of the hungry voles that ravaged our sweet potato patch we still have at least 40 lbs in storage. So I started looking through my cookbooks and was reminded about this latke recipe that I used to make several years ago from the book "Vegetarian Planet" by Didi Emmons, published in 1997. It's interesting how you cycle through recipes and then forget about them for a while. Anyway, if you think you don't care for sweet potatoes because...
by Judy | Feb 29, 2024 | #CobraHeadFolksEat Good, #JudyValdes, Adirondack Blue Potatoes, CobraHead, Recipes
We are still eating our Adirondack Blue potatoes (and other types) from last year’s harvest. They have done very well in Noel’s make-shift above ground root cellar in the barn. I have adapted our usual cheesy garlic potato bake and added some frozen green beans, also from last year’s garden. This dish was originally from Julia Child’s “Mastering the Art of French Cooking” and has evolved over the past fifty years in my kitchen...
by Judy | Jan 30, 2024 | #CobraHeadFolksEat Good, #JudyValdes, Baked Butternut Squash, Recipes, Winter Squash and Cranberries
We are working our way through our garden harvest. We still have potatoes, onions, sweet potatoes and winter squash, along with lots of various frozen veggies. Below is how I made use of one of our butternut squashes. Ingredients 5-6 cups chopped butternut squash (1 medium butternut squash, 2+ pounds) 8 oz fresh cranberries 1 chopped unpeeled apple ¾ cup freshly squeezed orange juice 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1 teaspoon cinnamon ½ teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons honey...
by Noel | Nov 21, 2023 | #CobraHeadFolksEat Good, CobraHead, Gardening, Vegetable Growing
Judy and I just got back from three weeks in Texas. I was behind in the garden before we left and three weeks away have put me quite a bit further back. I missed a lot of garden clean up and prep for next season. One fall chore that I never try to miss is getting a bed of garlic planted. When I’m on top of things, garlic goes into the ground the last week of October, but I’ve planted it in late December and still had a fine crop. So my first task upon our return...
by Judy | Sep 28, 2023 | #CobraHeadFolksEat Good, #JudyValdes, CobraHead, Gardening, Recipes, Vegetable Growing
This has been a good year for peppers of all kinds. We did have long periods of no rain but due to Noel's diligent watering and the warm weather, the peppers exploded. Following is a recipe for stuffed peppers using my Mexican rice recipe and topped with cheese: Mexican Rice 2-3 T. olive oil 1 cup rice (I used red rice) 1/2 cup diced onion 1/2 cup diced green or red pepper 1/2 cup chopped or stewed tomatoes 2 cups veggie broth 1/2 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. garlic...
by Judy | Jul 28, 2023 | #CobraHeadFolksEat Good, #JudyValdes, CobraHead, Recipes, Vegetable Growing
We are inundated with zucchini. Somehow last year we didn’t get any planted so Noel went overboard and planted five different kinds this year (including a climbing variety). We eat zukes and summer squash almost every day, and we’ve already sent some to the local food pantry. We won’t run out anytime soon. In my quest for delicious ways to use and preserve this magical vegetable, I came across the following Turkish-style zucchini fritter recipe....
