What To Do With All That Cabbage?

Every fall I grow several heads of cabbage to enjoy in winter and spring as the rest of the garden gets going. But year after year, I find myself wondering what to do with the cabbage I've grown. Sound familiar?  Well, I've found a few great ways to use cabbage that I thought I'd share here.

Cabbage, chard, broccoli, green onions, cilantro, arugula and mustard greens make up the winter harvest


Aside from ...

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Butter and Biscuits

This doesn't exactly fall under the category of What's Growin' On, but as the urge to homestead becomes more prevalent in our community, I like to include these tidbits of culinary experimentation along with the mainstream gardening information.  So, in case you were wondering what to do with that left over heavy cream in the fridge that might be too old to use but you're not sure, here's how to make butter and biscuits.

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Eggplant Parmigiana – Under the Tuscan Sun Style

I'll admit it.  I've never made eggplant parmigiana.  I ate it growing up; as a picky eater it was probably the only way I'd ever eat eggplant.  So leave it to a gardenerd to grow eggplant and not know what to do with the finished result.  Until now.

I've been hoarding a copy of Frances Mayes Bringing Tuscany Home  for a few years now, just waiting for the perfect moment to strike, when I felt confident enough to try making what I thought would be a daunting recipe. The torn piece of paper marking the page was nearly withered ...

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Squash Bonanza

It appears that the zucchini and Bennings Green Tint patty pan squash have officially kicked into high gear - and it's not even summer yet!  This is a crucial time - when one needs to visit the garden every day, lest there be a monster squash discovered after a few days away from the garden.  So far, so good.  We're catching the summer squash early and picking them young.  Now to find recipes...


I have a favorite recipe for zucchini, but you
might want to save it for when your sick of zucchini, because when
you're done with this ...

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What? No Zucchini!

A gardener recently wrote in:

Dear Gardenerd,

My zucchini was extremely prolific until a few weeks ago, now I get a lot of flowers, but they are not turning into zucchini, they just fall off. HELP! What's the deal with my zuch?

Thank you in advance,
Zesty for Zucchini

Dear Zesty,

I, too, have had trouble with my zucchini this year (yellow crookneck squash and pumpkins as well).  I've checked with some other sources and they are experiencing the same thing throughout the U.S.  The problem could be our bee problem.  Not enough pollinators.  While your zucchini may have gotten and rush of them a ...

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