Posts Tagged ‘From Dirt To Dinner’

In Which The Rhubarb Gives Me a Thorough Caning With Its Big, Stalky Self

Alternatively titled - “A Lesson In Reading The Recipe Beforehand”
Alternatively titled - “Don’t Eat The Rhubarb Raw”
Alternatively titled - “Make Sure You Have Oil Before Baking”
Alternatively and more appropriately titled: “From Dirt To Dinner - Rhubarb”
All righty. Pull up a seat. It’s time to cook some rhubarb.
I decided to go with this recipe [...]

Let’s Learn About Rhubarb

So, the upcoming theme ingredient for Friday’s From Dirt To Dinner is going to be RHUBARB. I know rhubarb can be a little intimidating - it’s looks kind of weird and not at all unlike celery, many people have never had it before, certainly most have not cooked with it.
Last year was my first time [...]

Tomatoes part Deux

Ok, Kate has put up the second part of our tomato interview - you can see it here.
So tomato interview part one focuses generally on growing tomatoes from seed vs. seedlings, in containers vs. in the ground, and terra cotta vs. plastic pots. Lots of VERSUS tomato things in there.
Part two is a little more [...]

From Dirt To Dinner - Asparagus Carnival

Welcome to our very first From Dirt To Dinner recipe carnival! This week we are celebrating asparagus - yum! It’s in season right now, it’s super-healthy, and it’s great stuff, especially when fresh and local. Not to mention that doesn’t asparagus just tell you that Spring is really here?
So, ever since Kate and I [...]

From Dirt To Dinner - A New Project for Earth Day and Beyond

When I told Sam the other day that Earth Day was coming up, he said, “But every day is Earth Day!” And it’s with that in mind that I share plans for a new project about which I am oh, so excited.
Not so long ago, Kate of The Clean Plate Club emailed me asking if [...]