Category Archives: Garlic

Garlic Fried Rice

This is for all you garlic lovers out there. Garlic is the star here. The oil used for ‘frying’ the rice is infused by roasting garlic in the oil first, then removing it and using the infused oil to ‘perfume’ … Continue reading

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Fried Beans with Sorrel and Green Garlic

I love sorrel. I love sorrel with eggs. I love sorrel mixed in with any sautéed greens or added to a salad. It brings a bright flavor, more mild and more interesting than lemon. I followed this David Lebovitz recipe … Continue reading

Posted in 2021, Garlic, Herbs, Recipes | Comments Off on Fried Beans with Sorrel and Green Garlic

Fresh Garlic

Unless you grow your own garlic or belong to a CSA you may never have seen or eaten fresh garlic. Garlic you buy or that you will get in the next few weeks is dried (cured) for about 2 or … Continue reading

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Pea Shoot and Green Garlic Pesto

I love Pesto!! I love Pesto made from almost anything green. Arugula,  Collards, Sorrel, and of course Basil. This week I wanted some pesto and it is too early for basil and I ate my arugula so I found myself … Continue reading

Posted in 2020, Garlic, Peas, Recipes | 2 Comments

Green Garlic Toast

I saw this recipe on another CSA news letter and knew I had to make it.  I love compound butters  (scroll down about halfway on that page to see ideas on compound butters) and I love green garlic. This was so … Continue reading

Posted in 2019, Garlic, Recipes | Comments Off on Green Garlic Toast

Easy Green Garlic and Greens Risotto

This is a really easy one dish meal or side dish. I think this is every bit as good as risotto made on the stove that you stand over and stir for a half an hour and that takes several … Continue reading

Posted in 2017, Garlic, Recipes | Comments Off on Easy Green Garlic and Greens Risotto

Harvesting Garlic Scapes and Grilled Garlic Scape Pesto

“What are garlic scapes”? We are asked this question at CSA pickup and at the Market probably more than any other question I can think of. The scape is the part of the garlic plant that is trying to bud. … Continue reading

Posted in 2016, Garlic, Recipes | 1 Comment

Green Garlic

What do I do with Green Garlic? Being in a CSA opens you up to vegetables you sometimes have never encountered. For new CSA members green garlic is often one of those vegetables. Green garlic is young garlic that has … Continue reading

Posted in 2016, Garlic, Recipes | 1 Comment

Sorrel and Garlic Scapes Pesto

This week, and probably next, you will be getting either garlic scapes or green garlic. See my previous post on both here on how they grow. Scroll down a bit past the recipe. Sorrel is probably the one item on … Continue reading

Posted in 2014, Garlic, Herbs, Recipes | 5 Comments

Garlic Scape White Bean Spread and Dip

Hmmmmm garlic scapes. We had green garlic a week or so ago. This week we are getting garlic scapes. This garlic was planted last fall and has been growing all winter. Garlic scapes are the stalk of hard neck garlic … Continue reading

Posted in 2013, Garlic, Recipes | Comments Off on Garlic Scape White Bean Spread and Dip