June 19, 2013

Basic Salsa With (almost) No Onions

Basic-Salsa

This recipe is inspired by a great basic salsa recipe from Alton Brown, with just a couple of adjustments.  His recipe calls for roasted jalapenos, which I have removed (& adjusted raw jalapeno qties).  Also, his recipe calls for 2 dry ancho chiles, which I didn’t happen to have on hand, so I’ve replaced them [...]

Growing Garlic

Garlic scape

I love growing garlic.  I think I love growing it so much because it is really easy and the payoff is pretty big for the effort when compared to most other plants in the garden. Garlic is planted in the fall.  It grows in two stages – the roots and foliage grow through the fall [...]

Simple Pesto

Simple-Pesto

Pesto is such an easy, tasty, and multi-functional “sauce” to have around the house that I try to have some on hand at all times.  It can be a quick sauce on zucchini noodles or lasagna, a savory spread on my favorite rosemary crackers, and so much more.  The addition of other favorite ingredients like [...]