June 2009

Broiled Tomatoes

Recipes

Nothing beats a plate of sliced homegrown fresh tomatoes, but sometimes it’s good to mix it up a little bit. Here’s another option for when the countertop is overflowing with mankind’s favorite deadly nightshade. Broiled Tomatoes 4-5 ripe fresh tomatoes 1 slice wheat bread 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese about 6 good leaves fresh basil, [...]

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Three Sisters Woes Continue

FLOPS

A while back I predicted abject failure from my Three Sisters planting of corn, pole beans, and squash. None of my dire predictions came true, but we still got trouble. The plants themselves have grown well. The corn is tall and tasselling out. The beans are growing up the corn, and the pumpkins are taking [...]

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Blackeyed Pea Fritters

Main Dishes

These are a variation on the African standby. They are traditionally deep-fried, but I like to cook them up in a skillet. It’s a tasty way to round out those summer garden vegetable plates with a bit of protein. Blackeyed Pea Fritters makes about 8 fritters 1 can blackeyed peas, drained 1/2 onion, coarsely chopped [...]

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First Blood

Garden

Oh, it’s ON. The squash bug and borer wars are heating up. In addition to having my pumpkin vines invaded by borers, I have suffered an actual SBRI (Squash Bug Related Injury). Don’t scroll down below the photo of the squash bug eggs if you can’t stand the sight of blood. I was smushing squash [...]

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Squash Wars

Garden

Last year I harvested 2 zucchini and 2 butternut squash from several huge squash vines. I had squash vine borers AND squash bugs. I wasn’t prepared. Maybe you’re never really prepared for a squash pest invasion, but I’m gearing up for war this year. This year, I have even more squash. Yeah, I know. But [...]

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