Cooking from the Garden

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• Hello from the East Coast!

  Hello Fellow Gardeners, I love roses, herbs, antique flowers and growing vegetables. When not actually in the garden working, I can be found inside either cooking stuff from the garden or reading one of the way too many gardening books that I have collected over the years. I really need… More

• Got a new canner

  KK---how did you can your pumpkin? I want to can some this year as I use a lot of it in my cooking. Thnx:) More

• New and needing advice

  Hi, I'm new to the forum and I could use some advice on starting an herb garden (obviously! lol). Honestly, I lack a green thumb, but I want to perk up my apartment with some fun (and functional) flora. I plan to grow them in two window sill boxes (one… More

• newbie from Tennessee

  Hi there, i heard about this site from a cooking site where i am a member ( chefDebs ) in recipezaar. I will post some garden photos later, but having just gone through a terrible drought here in Tn with over 100 degree weather, the garden looks pitiful right now.… More

• Howdy from Austin, Texas!

  I'm a graduate student learning to garden on a small scale - using the modest patch of grass outside my duplex, and lots of containers. I grew up gardening with my mother in Ohio, but central Texas is a whole other world for plants, so I've got lots of experimenting… More

• drying herbs

  So I have a plethora of basil and my oregano seems to be drying out rather fast. How should I go about preserving these for cooking? More

• Seeds in the compost pile?

  I am curious about seeds in the compost pile. I have pulled up my broccoli and lettuce and radishes. If I put them in my compost pile will they be growing next season? A friend dropped a load of cow manure into my garden for me when I wasn't home,… More

• Non Toxic Bug Spray

  While at one of my local nurseries today I picked up this info sheet. The beekeepers that had a set-up were giving it out. Once I notice any pest problems I'll try this out and let everyone know how it works ;) It's from the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture: U.S.… More

• new to growing herbs

  I want to try growing herbs for cooking this year. Which kinds should I try? Do they need sun or shade? More

• I'm new here!

  Hello to everyone. I'm newly registered to GG, but have been lurking for some time! I love to garden, with a special interest in herbs. Also enjoy quilting, decorative painting and cooking. Looking forward to a long friendship and learning a lot! More

• Thyme varieties: do you use wooly thyme?

  We started our herb garden this year. We are having some successes and a few failures. But one thing that we did by mistake was to plant "wooly thyme". When we read about it, it says it is for landscape filling in between rocks and such. But it does not… More

• Fusion Cooking!!!

  Ever have an OKTOBERFEST Calzone? It was the hit if my party friday night! Using the traditional method of calzone making, I rolled out some dough and filled it with my Oktoberfest ingredients: Black Forest Pastrami Swiss Cheese Havarti Cheese Saurkraut Horseradish Bold Mustard Baked it until golden brown and… More

• keewee cooking again

  KeeWee, what are you doing in Kratz's dollhouse? :D Cooking up supper for all of us? :p Kratz has the cutest photos of a doll house. If you haven't looked at her albums you should. Linda B More

• It's Cooking!

  Went out to turn my compost today and man is it cookin' now. Took me awhile to get it large enough but she is going! I know doesn't take much to give me a giggle. yippee! More

• So what is everybody cooking for New Year's Day?

  I grew up with roast pork for New Year's. My mom said it was for good luck. What do you all have for New Year's Day dinner? Any traditions handed down in your family? More

• Easy Garden Paella

  This is for 2 people but can be doubled. 1 Bag Carolina Yellow Saffron Rice Vegetable stock 1 small green bell pepper, diced 1 small sweet onion, diced 1 cup diced tomatoes 1 zucchini, sliced and quartered Prepare rice as directed using vegetable stock instead of water (I use Imagine… More

• Flowering sage?

  I'd like to put some sage in my garden, for use with cooking. But I'd also like it to be a pretty, flowering kind. Is there a variety that is particularly attractive, but also good for cooking? I have a small garden and need multi-purpose plants. :) -Katy More

• Garden Stepping Stones

  I've been thinking about garden accessories... I found some reasonably priced molds for stepping stones, planters and edging. The site is called History Stones You can make a lot and brighten up your garden for next to nothing, compared to how much they charge for stepping stones in the stores.… More

• Indoor Herb Garden

  Hello: I'm new to the forums, nice to meet everyone. :) A few months ago, I had to start working in a cubicle. It was very dull looking, so I bought an ivy plant to make my space more friendly. I really like my ivy and am shocked I haven't… More

• Cooking Radish Greens?

  I have a friend on another forum (not garden related) that was asking me about cooking radish greens. I don't eat greens myself and wanted to find out if you just boil them like you do poke, turnip greens etc? Do you put anything else in with them like salt… More

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