I just returned from a week in Berkeley, CA, and found that my garden is wild for all the compost we placed in our beds this spring. Maybe a little too wild. The radishes were reaching for the sky, getting ready to make seed. But wait. They hadn’t made any radishes yet. There was nothing [...]
Entries Tagged as 'turnips'
A Most Unusual Turnip
September 13th, 2009 · 1 Comment · garden
What would happen if you crossed a radish with mozzarella cheese?
You might end up with something like this Hakurei turnip. The cheese part is only a bit of a stretch. Otherwise, I struggle to describe the soft, smooth texture of this turnip. As white as drifting snow, the Hakurei borders on sweet, with only the faintest [...]
Pickled Turnips
October 22nd, 2008 · 4 Comments · Uncategorized
Chiogga beets from our garden give these pickled turnips a pink hue. They’re wonderful to look at, sitting in a two-quart jar on our kitchen counter. They’re even better to eat.
Making these pickles is a snap. Supposedly they are of Middle Eastern origin. People with Middle Eastern backgrounds have assured me they have tales to [...]
A Final Flurry of Pickling
October 18th, 2008 · 7 Comments · Uncategorized
It’s been a race to get my Pickling Powerpoint ready for presentation at the local historical society this morning. Lots of pickling and photos of pickles. I think we have enough pickles to last us through the winter. Some of the best pickles are the easiest, such as these Middle Eastern-style pickled turnips with [...]
Tags: mushrooms·onions·pears·peppers·pickles·pineapple·salmon·turnips
Kids Make German Meatballs
January 31st, 2008 · No Comments · Uncategorized
More than a month ago the kids in my “food appreciation” classes here in the District of Columbia peeled a bunch of turnips and turned them into sauerruben, basically the turnip equivalent of sauerkraut.
The turnips were mixed with sea salt and pressed into a heavy-duty plastic bucket, where they have remained in one of the [...]
Tags: fermentation·German·kids·meat·turnips
Dark Days: Coq au Vin
January 19th, 2008 · 4 Comments · Uncategorized
Throughout the winter CSA season, our farmer friend Brett will occasionally include a chicken with our weekly produce delivery.
This is one of his laying hens. People sometimes tell Brett the chicken is tough. Brett says, cook the chicken longer. By that he does not mean an hour or two. He means three or four hours.
This [...]
Tags: chicken·dark days challenge·Gardening Blogs·local foods·turnips
Dark Days: Making Sauerruben
December 15th, 2007 · 4 Comments · Uncategorized
You’re probably wondering, What the heck is sauerruben?
You’ve heard me describe plenty of times making sauerkraut. Sauerkraut, as everyone knows, is fermented cabbage. Sauerruben is the same thing only made with grated turnips.
This week I had to shorten the “food appreciation” classes I teach at a private elementary school here in the District of [...]
Tags: rutabaga·sauerruben·turnips
We are engaging the concerns of a hungry planet--slowly--right here in our kitchen garden in the District of Columbia, about a mile from the White House.
