by Noel | Oct 10, 2012 | CobraHead, Gardening, Recipes
Continuing the discussion of sweet potatoes which I started with a post about my harvest a couple days ago, these are the last two sweet potatoes from the 2011 harvest. Sweet potatoes, when stored properly, last a long time. We’ve frequently kept them well over a year. Getting a crop to last that long without having to freeze or can makes sweet potatoes ideal for the home grower. Our storage method is simple. Lay out the sweet potatoes to dry for two...
by Noel | Oct 1, 2012 | CobraHead, Gardening, Recipes
I grew a half dozen Grey Stripe Mammoth sunflowers this year and decided to save some seed for snacks. These monster plants are not the tallest sunflowers one can grow, but they are tall enough, and the mature seed heads are well over a foot across. This seed came from Botanical Interests. Mammoth Grey Stripe is an old, open pollinated variety, so I can save a few of these to grow again, next year. The seeds were just starting to let go from the heads and...
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 Judy | Jul 31, 2012 | CobraHead, Recipes
I doubt that I would ever say no to a piece of corn on the cob smeared with fresh butter and salt. But I have tried a couple of alternatives that place high on my list of yummies. One option is extra virgin olive oil with lots of freshly chopped garlic and salt. Just mix all together in a proper size dish and roll the corn cob in it. If you love garlic, you will appreciate the tangy flavor of the garlic matched against the sweetness of the corn. The other is...
by Judy | Jul 24, 2012 | CobraHead, Gardening, Recipes
Kohlrabi is one of our favorite crunchy summertime veggies. We like it best when peeled, sliced and sprinkled lightly with salt. It has a mild cabbage flavor with a turnip-like texture. Kohlrabi (Brassica oleracea (gongylodes group)) is best picked when less than tennis ball size because it can tend to get woody or fibrous in the middle. We are trying a new larger variety this year, Kossak, a hybrid from Johnny’s Selected Seeds, that is not supposed to...
