Category Archives: fruit vegetables

Bounteous harvest

Posted on 19 September 2015 by Debra

This long, lingering Indian Summer — or whatever the weather is doing with several weeks of hot, sunny days — is bringing in a huge crop of warm weather vegetables. Great, flavorful tomatoes. Great peppers of all shapes and colors. … Continue reading →

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“Want some keenies?”

Posted on 17 August 2015 by Debra

Here is my charming and erudite friend Julia with many large zucchini. What to do with them is a persistent problem for vegetable gardeners who choose to grow summer squash. After making all the usual zucchini and summer squash dishes, I discovered an … Continue reading →

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What’s up and coming

Posted on 2 July 2015 by Debra

Cucumbers are flowering and growing wildly up the trellis. Soon there will be many varieties of cucumbers to relish.           Bush beans (here) and pole beans are flowering. Soon there will be many fillet beans to … Continue reading →

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Tomatillos

Posted on 1 February 2014 by Debra

Great success growing tomatillos this past growing season. A huge crop which allowed me to experiment with different recipes. Of course, I made salsa verde. Best of all, the roasted tomatillos mashed into a green sauce. The roasting brought out … Continue reading →

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And even more to do with green tomatoes

Posted on 29 October 2013 by Debra

Fall is here. Cool days and nights. My tomatoes ripened into early October which is quite a wonder to have red, sweet tomatoes so late into the year. I don’t mind harvesting green tomatoes because I’ve learned how wonderful they are … Continue reading →

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Smoky eggplant dip

Posted on 19 October 2013 by Debra

Great video with Melissa Clark from the New York Times about what to do with eggplant.

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Many eggplant varieties

Posted on 2 October 2013 by Debra

The New York Times has a new recipe for my favorite eggplant dish Imam Bayildi, a Turkish delight. Enjoy! It’s a great year for eggplant. Many large, delicious fruits. When roasted, they have a wonderful smoky flavor.

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Grilled eggplant

Posted on 1 August 2012 by Debra

The New York Times has a great spread of twelve easy recipes for grilled eggplant. (It even prints out nicely on a single page arranged by rounds, halves, planks and whole.)  Looking forward to trying all twelve recipes in the … Continue reading →

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Winter squash and pumpkin

Posted on 27 November 2011 by Debra

Winter squash are versatile fruit vegetables that keep for months after harvest. Native Americans have grown and cooked these gourds, of which pumpkin is only one variety, for eating for many thousands of years. Winter squash prove to be superfoods … Continue reading →

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Last of the green tomatoes

Posted on 7 November 2011 by Debra

This must be the longest tomato season ever. The vines, which are unusually thick and sinewy, keep producing large tomatoes a good 6-8 weeks later than normal. The tomatoes are all green, however, and will not turn red in this … Continue reading →

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