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A Trio of Salads: Potato, Shrimp, and Spring Lettuces

Posted on June 1, 2012 by diary of a tomato

While the other side of the world is tucking into autumnal salads, we’re just beginning our season of summer ones. Memorial Day weekend brought along with it some sultry weather, calling for something cool and thrown together with a minimum … Continue reading →

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5.29.12 New beginnings: Hazelbert and ginger

Posted on May 30, 2012 by diary of a tomato

Gardening is sometimes a leap of faith. I’d ordered a pair of hazelberts, and received what appeared to be two sticks with some roots attached. Described as “bare root,” I stuck them in a couple of pots (above), crossed my … Continue reading →

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5.28.12 Glorious greens

Posted on May 28, 2012 by diary of a tomato

We’re enjoying eating from the garden again. Mesclun mixes and arugula are thriving in the cool, damp weather.  Siberian and Red Russian Kales are also establishing well, and should provide us with cooking greens all season.    It’s time to … Continue reading →

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No-Knead Pizza with Kale

Posted on May 25, 2012 by diary of a tomato

While most view the approach of Memorial Day weekend as a time to prime the grill, we see it as a signal to uncover our outdoor clay oven (here and here). It’s just a bitty thing, not unlike a wood-fired … Continue reading →

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Pasta by Hand: A Lesson in Slow Food

Posted on May 23, 2012 by diary of a tomato

If you’re in the area, I’ll be teaching a pasta-making class for Slow Food Seacoast on Sunday, June 3rd, at Strawbery Banke Museum’s Stoodley Tavern in Portsmouth, NH. To join us for this hands-on workshop, Pasta by Hand: A Lesson in Slow … Continue reading →

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5.21.12 First harvests: Radishes and rhubarb

Posted on May 21, 2012 by diary of a tomato

Our first harvest of radishes for the season, planted with three-year-old seed, surprisingly still viable.  A couple of sunny days have given the rhubarb a boost, and we were finally able to harvest some for a galette, along with field-grown … Continue reading →

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5.19.12 Backyard mushrooms

Posted on May 21, 2012 by diary of a tomato

This month’s rains delivered an unexpected crop of shiitake on logs we’d given up as spent. More on growing these mushrooms can be found in the archives, here and here.

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