A previous commenter suggested adding toast to fill out our breakfast. Well, we can do lots better than toast. We can add homemade corn bread. This is the “Company Cornbread” from Bill Neal’s classic tome, “Biscuits, Spoonbread, and Sweet Potato Pie.” I made it using stone-ground white cornmeal and buttermilk from our South Mountain Creamery […]
Sauteed beet greens and sliced tomato. Preparation time: 15 minutes Shopping: none Our favorite part of harvesting beets from the garden is eating the beet tops. They must be fresh, fresh, fresh. Then simply give them a rinse and toss them wet into a hot saute pan with extra-virgin olive oil. Season with salt and […]
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We had great fun during our week off in Pentwater, Michigan. But the gardener has to ask himself whether he can really afford a summer vacation. While we were away frolicking in the sun, our vegetables were working overtime. I returned home to a big bowl of Roma tomatoes. Another bowl of okra. Another bowl […]
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