Our backyard garden was finished in about May or June. plants were planted all over at various times We decided to track our yields for the tomatoes and other fruits just to see how much we were getting: Apples: 4.5 lbs Cherries: Unmeasured, we probably got a small bowl of …
This recipe is inspired by a great salad we’ve had at Gialina’s in Glen Park called “Farro salad”. Basically it was a farro grain salad with some seasonal veggies in it and a topping of greens, stracciatella cheese, and dressing. Recipe: 2 cups of grains: Wheat berries: 1.5-2 hours Whole-grain …
I started a lettuce mix in a pot in March 2011, and then transplanted many of the seedlings when they were 3-4″ tall to the hillside. One type of lettuce really took off and grew like gangbusters throughout the spring, while the other ones (mostly the green ones) did very …
I remember my mom making tapioca pudding when I was little, with the little “fish eggs” or “eyeballs” in it as I used to call them. For a long time, I was buying the instant tapioca from the grocery store, and this works well for pies and quick tapioca, but …
I love pad see ew at most Thai restaurants, and wanted to learn how to cook a reasonable version at home. I found some recipes on the Internet, but nothing seemed to give good instructions for my cooking style. I was inspired by a recipe on shesimmers.com, with a great …
I collected a bunch of lettuce seeds from two years ago, and spread them all over the hill in the backyard to hope that they would grow some new plants. The red romaine lettuce seemed to do very well, partially because their red color left them visible for me to …
We had a volunteer pumpkin grow from the mulch that I got from Bayview green waste, and I just let it grow. It was slow at first, but started to take off just when the soil temperature got above 65 degrees. We finally got this one big yellow pumpkin.
I acquired some Mona Lisa potatoes from a source in Piedmont, Italy. We tried them there and they were the most delicious potatoes we had ever tasted. They’re waxy and smooth, with a yellow flesh and buttery finish. Planted: ? Harvest: 09/10/2011 Yield: ? We grew these in a container …
Here’s the recipe for my greek potato salad, inspired by the Williams Sonoma recipe found in “Potato”. The best thing about this recipe is that there’s no mayonnaise! Ingredients: 10 small waxy potatoes, about 2.5 lb 5 oz feta cheese, crumbled Dressing: 5 T olive oil 2.5 T white wine …
My first attempt to grow English or shelling peas in Glen Park, San Francisco went pretty well. My soil was un-amended, rocky clay, with no fertilizer, but 2-3″ of recycled wood mulch on top. Variety: Mr Big from Nichols Garden Nursery Planted: May 14, 2011 Harvest: Harvesting the peas is …