We have reached a fun time in the garlic cycle again – scapes are forming! Scapes grow at the top of the garlic plant and will become a flower unless they are plucked off. Most
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Fresh Pesto
I started with a grocery bag of garlic scapes this year, and I have processed about half of them. They will last about a month in the fridge. I chop and freeze half of them
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Learning About Garlic
It’s time for garlic scapes!
It’s time again for garlic scapes, the part of the plant that would become a flower. Rather than letting the flower grow, most garlic farmers snip off the scape to direct the energy of the plant
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Garlicky Creamy Pasta
My sister, Becky, posted this delicious recipe on her website, A Flourishing Life. I made this recipe for dinner this week, and it was delicious! Ok, I almost made this recipe. I consider recipes to
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Garden-to-Table Dinner
Late summer is the perfect time to retreat to simple recipes with ingredients from your garden. Food doesn’t need to be complicated to be good; in fact, the gems from your garden will be delightful
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What a Beautiful Crop!
The garlic harvest from 2019 is gorgeous! It is impossible for all 5 of us to agree on a favorite, but here are a few in the running! Online orders start Aug 19, and we
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Scapes: The Best Vegetable You’ve Never Heard Of
When you go to that fancy-schmancy, stack-and-drizzle restaurant, you probably see ingredients on the menu that you don’t recognize, such as garlic scapes. Let me introduce you to The Amazing Scape. A scape is a
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California Barbecued Tri-Tip Roast
Here is a great meal on the grill that is both delicious and easy to make. And the leftover meat is great for charcuterie board dinners or sandwiches. We adapted this recipe from Cooks Meat