Farmer John sent back some beautiful beets with lush beet tops. Two different varieties one bright red and the other a candy cane strip. The first thing I think of is to make my Grandma’s Borsht, a Polish style beet soup. Secondly I think of my niece, it has always been her favorite. When she [Read more...]
I was picking rhubarb in my neighbors, Howard’s, garden and noticed a beautiful batch of purslane. He confirmed that’s what it was and with all the rain it was lush. Well, most of us in the states consider it a weed. I have seen it in my herb cookbooks but have never tried it. My [Read more...]
Well, Farmer John sent back some young and tender beet tops this time. Actually, he was going to compost them to make room for a new crop, but they were to beautiful to waste. Boy am I glad Carol, his Mom, rescued them before they hit the compost bin! I was never a lover of beets. [Read more...]