By emily, September 1st, 2010
As we might have said in a previous post, we grew an overly abundant amount of peppers this summer. The most fruitful was a spicy jalapeno variety called Jalafuego from Johnny’s Selected Seeds, which we expect to grow again next year. Not realizing how prolific these plants would be in the incredible heat this summer, we ended up with dozens of large jalapenos ripening at the same time. There’s only so many Mexican dishes I can make at once, and only so many jalapenos that can go in each dish! So I decided to recreate a favorite snack from my childhood (though I used to have to go to Arby’s to get my fix): jalapeno poppers.
Continue reading Recipe: Jalapeno Poppers
By naseer, August 20th, 2010
We’ve been very ambitious these past two years with the number of vegetables we grow. But when it comes to fruits, we have just two apple trees, and you can count the tomatoes if you ignore the pesky Supreme Court ruling declaring them vegetables. Maybe in future years we’ll grow more fruit varieties, but for now we rely on the supermarket, farmer’s markets, and picking at local farms. And in August, our favorite picking fruit is the yellow peach.
Continue reading Recipe: Grilled Peaches with Brown Sugar over Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
By emily, August 17th, 2010
Paninis are extremely easy to make with an indoor grill/panini maker, and extremely delicious. I have a Cuisinart Griddler and love it for this purpose. Sometimes, nothing beats a panini. Especially one with homemade pesto, homegrown tomatoes, and fresh mozzarella. 
For my pesto, I always rely on this wonderful recipe by Simply Recipes. It is incredibly easy, but absolutely delicious. My take on making pesto is replicated below.
Continue reading Recipe: Tomato and Mozzarella Paninis with Basil Pesto
By naseer, August 9th, 2010
Tomato prepped for blanching
A common question I’ve heard in recent weeks is, “How do you keep up with all the food you’re harvesting?” It’s a very good question considering that it’s just the two of us, and we have a little over 1,000 square feet of garden, with about half of it cultivated quite densely. With the exceptional weather this year, the harvest has exceeded even our most optimistic predictions.
Continue reading Freezing the Harvest
By emily, July 16th, 2010
Now that the cucumbers have started coming for us, they just will not stop! We have planted two types of cucumbers. Two of our cucumber plants are of the variety Marketmore, which are a longer slender cucumber, but all of the others are a type called Alibi, which are ideal for both fresh eating and pickling. With cucumbers coming out of our ears, I decided to try making my very own pickles. I wasn’t ready to do any sort of serious canning just yet, but I found a recipe which said I could make my own pickles and as long as they stayed refrigerated, they’d remain fresh for a few weeks.
Continue reading Recipe: Bread and Butter Pickles
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