Summer is Pesto Time
The latest post from Mar Vista's Bounty Hunter is here to give you ideas about pesto. Make it yourself, or buy it pre-fab - you'll be smiling either way:
Pesto: A Basil-Based Delight
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Mom Jo’s Home Made Pickles
This week's Tip of the Week features a great recipe for canning and preserving pickles, courtesy of Mom Jo.
Harvesting Delicata and Acorn Squash
Since we planted squash very early this year (in order to get the plants established by the time June Gloom set in) we are already set to harvest some of our winter squash. Our Golden Pippin Acorn squash and most of our Delicata squash plants have withered, leaving behind golden fruits that will store through winter.
With pumpkins, it's easy to know when to harvest - just let the vines turn brown and crispy, then pick your pumpkin. Not all winter squash is that simple. For example, I've ...
Raita: a Tasty Cucumber Side Dish
Low-level panic strikes when the pile of cucumbers from the garden starts to become overwhelming. What to do? If you've already made "spa water" with cucumber and orange slices in a pitcher of water, and you've been scooping up hummus with sliced cucumbers every day, try an Indian side dish that will help dwindle down your supply.
Cucumber Raita (ra-yee-ta) is an Indian/Pakistani condiment made with yogurt that is usually used to cool the palate when eating spicy foods. It can have its own degree of spice, with mustard seeds or paprika, ...
Local Honey is Nature’s Gift
The latest post from Mar Vista's Bounty Hunter is reading for your reading delights. Get the lowdown on local honey, along with some great uses in sweet and savory treats:
Harry's Honey: Nature's Sweet Treat
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Garlic Braiding
One of the best ways to store your garlic and onions is to braid the harvest and hang it up in the kitchen.
Lemon Verbena Ice Cream
Cooking jags strike without warning, and when combined with the innocent act of pruning the lemon verbena plant out front, it makes for a delicious combination. Lemon verbena is one of those romantic herbs that I imagine Victorian women picked as they walked through the garden and rubbed onto their pulse points to carry the fragrance with them all day. It's lemony, but floral.
Lemon Verbena is usually dried and used in tea, but adventurous cooks use it in other dishes with fish, chicken and breads. We at Gardenerd ...
A Date with Some Great Dates
The latest post from Mar Vista's Bounty Hunter is ready for your eyes. Find out where dates come from, and how we get them locally in So. Cal:
Dates: Delicious Desert Delights
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Food Day 2011
Learn more about Food Day 2011 and how you can participate nationwide.
Help Out a Community Garden
Ocean View Farms is my second home, where I've been growing food for 13 years. Now it's time to give back, so I'm helping them win a grant from DeLoach Community Gardens. You can help too - just read and vote:
Ocean View Farms Needs Your Vote
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