What are You Eating from the Garden?

[akroberts]

I didn't think to take any pictures of the pumpkin bread. I didn't even take any of the pumpkins. They were fairly small but at least I got to use my duck eggs for it

 

[akroberts]

PUMPKIN BREAD RECIPE: 3 1/4 c all purpose flour, 2 c sugar, 2 tsp. baking soda, 11/2 tap salt, 1 tsp nutmeg and cinnamon, 2 c fresh pumpkin (boiled or roasted), 1 c oil, 2/3 c water, 4 large eggs. Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour 3- 7×3 loaf pans. Bake for 1 hr. Tastes better warm.

 

[digitS']

The first beefsteak, a Gary O Sena. And, of the 3 smaller tomato varieties, DW is beginning to appreciate the Large Red Cherry (or whatever it is) for her salsa .

We could have chosen an earlier beefsteak to include in the garden but Gary O Sena has been important to us for years. It was one that lost the characteristic green shoulders early in its ripening and I replaced my saved seed by a purchase from an appropriately named Restoration Seed Company. That experience encouraged more conscientious efforts with seed saving but it actually took me several seasons to realize the there must have been a cross with another large pink and we had several during those years.

Steve

 

[Dahlia]

This morning I was blessed with wild blackberries.l growing on my hedge. I ate them with oats a yogurt

I picked a bunch of wild blackberries myself this week. They are so devine!

 

[Marie2020]

PUMPKIN BREAD RECIPE: 3 1/4 c all purpose flour, 2 c sugar, 2 tsp. baking soda, 11/2 tap salt, 1 tsp nutmeg and cinnamon, 2 c fresh pumpkin (boiled or roasted), 1 c oil, 2/3 c water, 4 large eggs. Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour 3- 7×3 loaf pans. Bake for 1 hr. Tastes better warm.

Thank you

 

[akroberts]

Thank you

You're welcome

 

[digitS']

We ordered a pizza for pick up.

It seemed crazy to ask for added cherry tomatoes, sweet peppers and onions. I asked DW if she would be willing to sauté some of those for the pizza. She said okay. I scattered them around, added some shredded cheese on top, and microwaved a couple of slices for us. Soooo Good.

I wanted to mention the Candy Sweet Onions especially. DW likes them. I have thought that we are pushing the northern boundary for them to develop to very large size but we have them every year usually, with others. We have grown several varieties that reach larger size but she always wants the Candies. For sitting on top a pizza, sautéed in olive oil, she was right. In fact, we did a great job improving the "standard fare."

 

[flowerbug]

so far we've grown Candy onions a few times, last year they had a lot of weird stuff happening inside, i think because the deer ate some of the stalks off and the rain got down inside the onion layer and it started the rot.

this year i think they look better but smaller. i need to water them regularly and then they also could use some weeding.

 

[digitS']

Green Amaranth. I'll tell you what: It looks so similar to pigweed. But, it doesn't have a red root.

True Leaf Market Seeds says that it is Amaranthus mangostanus not Amaranthus retroflexus. Okay, I have eaten pigweed many times over the years. Really, it isn't bad, despite the terrible name. Never showed up as much of a weed here at home — there was some of it in the distant gardens. The one from True Leaf is more tender and not sour. I suspected that the Green Amaranth would be better than the purple that we received from a friend several years ago. That stuff almost has to be an ornamental variety. It's pretty but ... not much of a step up from the weed cousin in flavor and texture.

I'm pleased with the tenderness and taste. Knowing how Green Amaranth might fit in as a Summer green isn't yet confirmed. Some of the plants are bolting and seed did not go in early. I'd misplaced the seed so an early trial was left out. It matters not a whit. Spring greens are in abundance as choices and in our garden. Summertime! That's when those others play out. Grown as food crops, there are many Amaranthus species and, probably, varieties within those species. The US seed companies and gardeners are missing out not exploring these Lu Hsien and Callaloo greens from around the world.

 

[ducks4you]

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