By Amanda Rose | Eggplant
With the garden bounty of summer coming through this kitchen, we roast more trays of vegetables than I would want to count. Many of those vegetables get picked off the trays and eaten as snacks. Sometimes they are just intended as snacks. Other times I am more intentional — like with this composed salad. Any […]
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By Jeanie Rose | Tomatoes
To maximize your harvest of ripe tomatoes into the fall, you must do some top-pruning on your tomato plants. Painful! Yes, I know. Here is the rational: The vines will continue to grow, setting new tomatoes that have no chance of ripening. Days are growing shorter and the temperatures are cooling. This means that growing […]
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By Amanda Rose | Tomatoes
This is simplicity itself. What is needed is an heirloom tomato variety or two that are meaty and solid. A Pineapple is my first choice. Since my first choice pineapple was taken out by a late spring freeze, I’ve had to adapt to other varieties. You know how that goes! The flavor is still wonderful […]
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By Jeanie Rose | Tomatoes
If you end up with a shipload of green tomatoes at the end of the season or even if you indulge a bit on them in late summer, you will be looking for creative ways to cook them up. Fried green tomatoes are what folks usually think of and that’s a fine option. Once you […]
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By Jeanie Rose | Summer Squash
It was this recipe in the Squash Cookbook by Yvonne Young-Tarr that inspired me to candy zucchini. Before that, I considered candied zucchini as a project for people with too much time on their hands. Since then, I’ve served this coffee cake to dozens of people and no one has asked what was in it. […]
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By Jeanie Rose | Green Beans
Kentucky Wonders have stood the test of time among avid home gardeners. Apparently this bean variety has been in the US since 1850. This is the bean that convinced me to plant some. Before that, I considered green beans a total waste of time. Thank you, Aunt Flossie, for re-educating me on all things beans. […]
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