It seems that even though some garden plants (tomatoes, potatoes, peppers etc) aren't real happy with the weird weather we're having in NJ this year, the beans like it just fine.
I've picked up 3 lbs at the CSG we belong to, harvested some of my own widow box bounty, and have accepted overflow from a friend's garden.
So, now, what to do with all that bounty....
I've posted a couple of asian-inspired recipes over on my food blog.
Click here, and here.
Of course, you can substitute beans in my friend Leana's squash recipe or just make that with the squash that is also becoming abundant about now!
There's also pickled green beans or 3 bean salad...or blanch them and freeze them for use when you need to taste the summer again.
Happy harvesting, happy eating!
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Strawberry Jam!
This entry has its roots in an event that took place last autumn...
A good friend of mine is an avid jam maker...so as a part of the autumn festivities last October, a few of us decided it would be fun to get her to teach us some jam making techniques.
I had wanted to make hot pepper jelly for quite some time, so we picked out a recipie for that. Someone else proposed lavendar and peppermint jellies, and we also tried a rosemary garlic white wine jam - these using herbs from our gardens.
Yes, we started out a little on the ecclectic side - not a fruit in sight. Although, some would argue that the peppers really are berries. All of those turned out so well that the jam making bug took hold.
On Saturday a couple of us got together again - this time for STRAWBERRY JAM!!!! MMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh, yeah, we did add rhubarb to one of the batches we made - it just made the flavor a slight bit more lemony/acidy and very delicious!
Let me tell you, there is NOTHING quite as good as homemade strawberry jam on toast!
And it's EASY!!!! I can't wait to try making Raspberry, blueberry, peach the options are endless!
I'll never have to buy preserves again!
A good friend of mine is an avid jam maker...so as a part of the autumn festivities last October, a few of us decided it would be fun to get her to teach us some jam making techniques.
I had wanted to make hot pepper jelly for quite some time, so we picked out a recipie for that. Someone else proposed lavendar and peppermint jellies, and we also tried a rosemary garlic white wine jam - these using herbs from our gardens.
Yes, we started out a little on the ecclectic side - not a fruit in sight. Although, some would argue that the peppers really are berries. All of those turned out so well that the jam making bug took hold.
On Saturday a couple of us got together again - this time for STRAWBERRY JAM!!!! MMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh, yeah, we did add rhubarb to one of the batches we made - it just made the flavor a slight bit more lemony/acidy and very delicious!
Let me tell you, there is NOTHING quite as good as homemade strawberry jam on toast!
And it's EASY!!!! I can't wait to try making Raspberry, blueberry, peach the options are endless!
I'll never have to buy preserves again!
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