What is Matcha? Matcha is finely milled green tea powder. Its history dates to 10th century China. However, Matcha is most noted for its role in Japanese tea ceremonies. It is the only tea in which the whole leaf is entirely consumed (instead of drinking only the brewed water of the tea leaves).We all know that… Read More
Fantastic Flavor Duo: Carrot and Dill There are herb combos that are meant to be: mint and chocolate, rosemary and garlic and dill and cucumbers. Well, most of us are familiar with that last combo. When we think of dill, pickles are usually the first food that comes to mind. Dill and potatoes are… Read More
More Cabbage Than You Can Eat Can you preserve cabbage? Yes. You can can it like most vegetables or make it into sauerkraut. I would have canned it if I had many rows of it, but we managed to harvest about 6 heads this year. So, I did the next best thing: freeze it. Like… Read More
Spring Garden Harvest It’s pretty much summer in Georgia well before Memorial Day. However, this spring has been on the cooler side (highs in the upper 70’s-mid 80’s). Normally by mid-April, all of our lettuce and other cool weather crops have bolted and petered out. This past fall, we did attempt to plant carrots. They… Read More
Potato Salad: A Summertime Staple I know that the official first day of summer is still about a month away, but unofficially, summer festivities begin Memorial Day weekend. For most of the US, that means school’s out for summer break, a long weekend and a grand BBQ on Monday. What goes with grilled steaks, ribs,… Read More