Figs off the tree

by White On Rice Couple on August 23, 2010

We just picked a basket of figs off the tree. They’re super messy and duper sweet. And they’re for Adam. The Duke.

If Adam doesn’t come over and eat them all, then we’ll be making fig newtons. Homemade!

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Heirloom Kentucky Beefsteak Tomatoes

by White On Rice Couple on August 20, 2010

Wow! these kentucky beefsteak tomatoes are fabulous! They’re huge, heavy, juicy and sweet.

We amazed at how silky they are, so little seeds and so meaty. These are the best beefsteak tomatoes we’ve ever had and they’re definitely on our list to grow for next year.

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Too many tomatoes- what to call this dish?

August 17, 2010
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We have tomato monsters now. There can never be too many tomatoes, but we can definitely run out of names to call the dishes that we create with them.

Last week we finished a batch of sun dried tomatoes (literally. sun. dried), tomato sauce, tomato paste and tomato everything. Pretty much.

Here’a a quick shot of tonights dinner. We kind of put it together with some left over cobbler dough, basil and san marzano tomatoes from the garden.

We’ll be writing about it soon, but don’t know what to call it exactly. What would you call this dish?

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Oh Figs

August 12, 2010
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This Summer has been quite mild in Southern California and heat loving fruits are waiting for that temperature surge!

The figs are slow to sweeten up and it’s probably due to the cooler days. Every morning we pay a visit to our gorgeous fig tree, hoping the squirrels didn’t beat us to any ripe fruit. The figs are developing beautifully, but only a few are ripe and ready to eat.

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Buddhas hand for a friend

August 4, 2010
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Our buddhas hand tree is doing well this year, much better than last year. The roots are finally settling in and we’re expecting to have at least 10 fruits!

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Lemongrass- perfect edible landscape

July 20, 2010
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3 stages of lemongrass: whole, slivered, fine mince

Beware, lemongrass can be like a noxious weed if it’s not controlled. But growing lemongrass in a pot is an easy and beautiful landscaping choice, as well as ideal ingredient for the home cook!

We’re preparing a fresh lemongrass marinade for some grilled beef and maybe some homemade curry paste. Yummm…

controlling lemongrass out of some of our garden pots

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Welcome home meal

July 9, 2010
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fresh tomatoes and oregano for salad

The plane landed, we made it home to two happy dogs waiting with toys in mouth and the garden veggies that grew an extra 2 inches while we were away.

The best welcome home treat was seeing the dog tails wagging and a garden lunch waiting to be picked.

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Calling out for peach recipes

July 5, 2010
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We just picked a basket full of white peaches from the garden and need some recipe ideas! Got a good one? would love to know, just leave a link.

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First big batch of heirloom tomatoes

July 3, 2010
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Weee!! We’ve been collecting the seasons first huge batch of tomatoes.

The good news is that only 2 heirlooms died of the 20 that we planted. So far, so better of a record than last year. Looking at a vigorous and healthy brandywine tomato is a great sign that we’ll have a bumper crop of these huge tomatoes. The last 3 years have been a struggle for us when it came to growing heirlooms.

Once we stop eating all the tomatoes, we’ll write up a series of tomato posts for all the varieties that we’ve grown.

Stay tuned for…

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Wine barrel seedlings

June 9, 2010
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lettuce and mustard seedlings getting huge! mustard seeds are flowering

The seedlings are doing well! It’s been a few days since we walked the garden and being away for work had us really missing the morning strolls and weedings.

Today we checked on the status of our seedlings and they’re huge! It’s time to transplant them to more open space  and let them stretch their roots.

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