From our house, the sun used to rise out of the ocean, until all the trees down by the beach grew. Where it rises swings back and forth along the horizon like a slow pendulum as the year progresses. It pauses at the extreme south-eastern point of its swing in mid-summer, then reverses direction and…
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Cauliflower cream cheesecake
Cauliflower cream cheesecake This is a savoury cheesecake that lets the delicate, sweet, slightly nutty flavour of cauliflower shine through. It is a centerpiece, not a side dish. Many cauliflower dishes incorporate strong flavours like anchovies and curry spices but for this I wanted to let the cauliflower shine. And it does. Ingredients 1 cauliflower,…
This is why I grow parsnips
Carrot and parsnip mash Called a ‘bowl of sunshine’ in Ireland, this is truly the only reason I grow parsnips. An inexplicable alchemy happens with the carrot and parsnip (and butter don’t forget…quite a lot of it) combo and it ends up tasting like neither, instead it just tastes like …well… a bowl of sunshine….
the winter garden – kohlrabi
There is no evidence of any magical properties for this sturdy eastern European vegetable, but plenty for its benefits to your health. Popular in German speaking countries (kohl/cabbage-rube/turnip), including American states with German populations, this brassica has also made its way to India and south east Asia. Kohl rabi is eaten both raw in salads…
food ripe from my garden 