Friday, March 12, 2010

title pic Homegrown artichokes and homemade mayonnaise

Posted by Gabi on 2 September 09

Look what’s growing in our garden! This year we planted some artichokes just to see how they would grow for us. We are big eaters of the “thorny thistle of bliss” as I like to think of it. We usually have them at least once per week. Unless they are $4.00 a piece that is.  There is [...]

title pic Fresh Garbanzo Beans and Sausage and Pepper Pasta

Posted by Gabi on 10 April 09

 
Rick and I were in the produce section of our favourite grocer (Harmons) when we spied some fuzzy green pods that were not familiar to us. They turned out to be fresh Garbanzo beans -also known as Ceci beans or chickpeas. We took them home and then debated about the best way to use them- [...]

title pic The Garden Moves Toward Autumn

Posted by Gabi on 22 September 08

The garden is still going strong as we head towards Autumn. We are still harvesting tomatoes, zucchini and herbs while the blackberries and grapes ripen. Some plants, such as the garlic chives are just blossoming and there are new blossoms on our red raspberries. These days we glean the last golden moments of dining under the [...]

title pic Zucchini Madness

Posted by Gabi on 6 September 08

 
Every Spring I forget about zucchini-I look at the tiny innocent looking plants that my Mum gives me or that I plant in a peat pot or that I purchase at the nursery and I think- I’ll plant two -they’re small- what if one dies? But I forget that they are hardy to the point [...]