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Vegetable Matter
http://vegetablematter.blogspot.com
A daily recap of an organic vegetable garden in Houston, Texas
- Added on: Sep 15th, 2009
- Country: United States
- Language: English
Recent Posts
Fall Cucumber Harvest
Warm autumn weather has extended the season of many summer vegetables including eggplant, snap beans, basil and tomatoes. These plants are all producing copious amounts of fruit. Cucumbers are also plentiful including the lemon cucu...
Grilled Eggplant, Haloumi and Arugula Sandwich
Sandwich perfection. Cloud Nine eggplant, Matt's Wild Cherry tomatoes, arugula and Marketmore cucumbers from the garden. Grilled haloumi cheese and tahini yogurt sauce on grilled sourdough bread. Try to stop at just one.Grilled Eggplant, Haloum...
Pasta with Fava Beans and Ricotta Salata
Fava beans, vicia faba, are one of the oldest plants in cultivation. This popularity is attributable to the fact that they are easy to grow in temperate climates, and an excellent source of protein, minerals, fiber and folate. While...
Italian Breakfast Chickpeas
Savory foods for breakfast are trendy right now. It makes good sense to start the day with nutritious, filling food instead of sugary carbs. But, if you are a member of the breakfast cereal generation as we are, savory before noon can be ...
Stewed Eggplant, Tomato and Chickpea
Continuing to celebrate the month of the pomegranate, pomegranate syrup and sugar sweeten this savory dish which uses Thai long green eggplant, tomatoes and parsley from the garden; simmering enhances the natural sugars in the tomatoes. These s...
Quick Rhubarb Sauce
Tracey's Culinary Adventures featured a gorgeous pound cake from Pichet Ong's The Sweet Spot. The recipe looked like a good family project, and our six-year old son was eager to give it a try. The kitchen was a little worse for wear...
