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Artichokes and Okra

Roasted Eggplant Dip

October 9, 2018 Carrie

Eggplant! My eggplant always seems to hit its peak in the fall. Make this perfect appetizer when you have an abundance of fresh eggplant. Roasted eggplant, fresh lemon and spicy za’atar - yum!

Hi there. We are Nancy and Carrie. We are 2 cooks and food growers with 2 different approaches, but it all works. READ MORE........

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Welcome to the top shelf of my refrigerator! 🤗 On any given day there are many jars of things I have preserved and am now using in our daily meal prep. Some things are accents - like pickles and ferments. Other things are more of a treat - like jams,jellies and shrubs. And then there are the things that add flavor - like pepper infused oil, preserved lemons and roasted tomatoes in olive oil. This shelf changes almost daily. It is the first place I look when I need inspiration for a meal. Does your fridge look anything like this? Do you have go to make ahead accents? I hope so! ....,,,,,,#kitchengarden #preserving #jamming #infusions #kitchenproject #pickles .
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I couldn’t miss National Cabbage Day! 💚🥗💚 Mini Napa Cabbage planted in succession, has been my favorite veggie of the winter. I have had a constant cabbage supply and it is not done yet. Since we are a small family, the mini cabbages have worked perfectly. Every season we seem to hone what works in our space and with our lifestyle. Cabbage has gone into soups, salads, slaws and fermented into kimchi - oh, yes!!! Happy National Cabbage Day - there should be a present for this - right???💚🌿💚 💚🙏🌿💚 #nationalcabbageday #cabbage #napacabbage #kitchengarden #wintergarden #holidayparty .
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Purple cauliflower for dinner! So, I don’t have giant heads of cauliflower but I have some wonderful small guys. There will be enough for a meal. Is it just me or these guys pretty enough for a bouquet? Vegetable bouquets should be a thing - right? 💜💚💜 #cauliflower #purplecauliflower #californiagarden #kitchengarden #wintergarden #bouquets .
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First tomato planted outside. 💚🍅💚 This is a Polbig and it is said to do fine in cooler temperatures. So, let’s see what happens. Usually, I have some sort of tomato growing through the winter but this year my timing was a bit off. Some summer tomatoes just kept going.....so, I never got around to replacing them and then one day the summer guys gave up. I decided to experiment and start some seeds recommended for cooler temperatures in hopes of getting an early round of tomatoes before the big summer season hits. Moscovich, Sungold, Glacier and Polbig are all getting a chance to shine. So far, the Polbig and the Glacier are doing the best and seem to be the most disease resistant under less than optimal conditions. Is anyone else ready for Spring??? 💚🌿🍅💚 💚🙏🌿💚 #tomatoplant #californiagarden #kitchengarden #wintergarden #seedlings #readyforspring .
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February garden picture. 💚🌿💚 Here we are at month 2 of my effort to photograph the garden from the same spot, on the same day of each month. California has had a surprisingly cold transition into February with low temperatures in the 40’s. So, greens are a bit stalled and it is too cold to put in any spring veggies. Mustard spinach is bolting and the bees LOVE it. Rat tail radish pods are now so prolific we can’t possibly eat them all. Potatoes are ready harvest. The area under the obelisk was expanded and replanted with pea seedlings and seem very happy with all the extra space. The tomato seedlings are ready to speed the night outdoors if Mother Nature would just cooperate.🤞🍅🤞💚🙏🌿💚 #gardeneachmonth #californiagarden #lawntoveggies #kitchengarden #gardendesign #obelisk #wintergarden .
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