Yes, I plant and buy regular garden veggies, too. I am a big fan of beets, tomatoes, lettuces and such, but I rarely write heavily about them because they are well covered in other people’s blogs.
The recipes below are both those I have developed for this site, as well as those I’ve created for my friend Elise’s site Simply Recipes.
- Sicilian Sun-Dried Zucchini, sauteed with mint and chile
- Italian Sweet-and-Sour Onions (hosted on Simply Recipes)
- Tuscan Baked Beans
- Calabrian Hot Pepper Pasta
- Pumpkin or Squash Spaetzle
- Pumpkin Ricotta Gnocchi (hosted on Simply Recipes)
- Cauliflower Pickles, Italian restaurant style
- Spanish style Cauliflower Fritters, with saffron aioli
STEWS
- Stewed Artichokes with Fresh Fava Beans
- Stewed Leeks, with farro or whole wheat spaghetti
- Braised Leeks (hosted on Simply Recipes)
SALADS
- Beet Salad with Feta Cheese and Lovage
- Oil-Poached Artichoke Salad (hosted on Simply Recipes)
- Greek Black-eyed Peas Salad (hosted on Simply Recipes)
- Moroccan Chickpea Barley Salad (hosted on Simply Recipes)
- Winter Root Vegetable Slaw (hosted on Simply Recipes)
SOUPS
- Spring Asparagus Soup with Absinthe
- Pumpkin or Squash Soup, with bacon and creme fraiche
- A Winter Minestrone Soup
SAUCES AND SALSA
- A Fennel-Tomato Pasta Sauce, with ouzo and honey
- Roasted Red Pepper Pasta Sauce (hosted in Simply Recipes)
- Black Walnut and Parsley Pesto
- Tomatillo-Cilantro Salsa
Hank, do you have any suggestions for starting a garden as far as what I should grow? My garden box is about 4×8 so, I don’t have a lot of room but, I want to know what you think a few beginner plants would be?