By Jeanie Rose | Eggplant
On a long plane ride I sat beside a woman from Hot Springs, Arkansas. She realized I had a big garden and offered me a recipe for an eggplant dish served at the Hot Springs Hotel. I scratched out the recipe on the back of my ticket packet. It sounded pretty interesting. Once home, I […]
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By Jeanie Rose | Summer Squash
Once I decided that purslane was probably our most reliable summer green, I began to explore ideas to use it, besides tossing it to the chickens. Food and Wine posted a splendid recipe by chef Alain Coumont. He was my inspiration for this soup, although he would only vaguely recognize the influence in my final […]
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By Jeanie Rose | Corn
I found this recipe in the Food Network Favorite Recipes book; they found the recipe while taping in Mexico. The first time I tried it we all agreed that we would be happy to just eat a meal of Mexican grilled corn. The five-star end result is much greater than the sum of the parts. […]
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By Jeanie Rose | Summer Squash
If you grow summer squash, then I know you are always looking for new ways to use that VERY prolific vegetable in your cooking. This is our latest find, an inspiration from My Recipes. The recipe is tweaked to fit our dietary specs, but the foundation comes from My Recipes. When you want to be […]
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By Jeanie Rose | Okra
Are you exploring the world of dehydrated vegetables? Many gardeners are these days, including me. This is fairly new territory, but one that is expanding quickly for two reasons: (1) Health foodies are discovering the joy of seasoned veggie chips made in the oven or the dehydrator. (2) Seasoned gardeners are expanding their gardens in […]
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By Jeanie Rose | Eggplant
Eggplant is a long season crop. The mother lode of eggplant does not arrive here until late August. If the weather stays warm and mild, nights not too chilled, we can pick until Thanksgiving. Considering that the seeds were sown indoors in late March, that’s a long season. If the weather stays friendly, patience pays […]
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