Using Green Garlic
Green garlic is garlic that hasn’t formed a bulb yet. It is the immature stalk of what will someday become a head of what most people recognize as garlic. It looks similar to a bright green baby leek and can be used almost in its…
Tag: produce
Little Organic Farm
There is something very special about going out to a farm and buying goods directly from the farmer. This week was no exception. Thanks David Little for your amazing Yellow Finns and inviting us to drive out early and catch this view. We love what you…
Tomatoes in October
As long as the night-time temperatures don’t dip too low and the autumn rains stay light, October is an excellent time for heirloom tomatoes. Local farmers still pick plenty of them throughout our Indian Summer and we stay busy in the kitchen jarring them whole and “putting up” sauce for the winter. We also continue to feature them on our menus in creative ways. The following are three of our favorite examples of the latter in 2014.
Heirloom Tomato Time
My favorite thing about this time of the year is waking up first thing and heading outside to pick yet another crop of tomatoes. They appear to ripen miraculously overnight in our garden! I eat them like candy all day long but when our supply…
