http://barbolian.com Tue, 02 Sep 2008 05:03:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hooray! The garlic is harvested and is now 2 weeks into the curing process. What do 1300 bulbs of hanging garlic look like? Granted, by some standards, that is not a lot. But for me - and for many who buy a few bulbs now and then - it's like, wow - ... http://barbolian.com/http:/barbolian.com/2008/08/09/garlic-harves-2008/ I promised you all my favorite hummus recipe. But first, I'd like to know how a bunch of smashed chick peas mixed with a little this and that, and a name that sounds like something related to compost, has become such an exotic dish among pseudo yuppies like myself. Indeed. Ok - ... http://barbolian.com/http:/barbolian.com/2008/07/02/garlic-scape-hummus/ I have been asked - no - begged - to reveal my soon-to-be-famous recipes for pesto and hummus using fresh garlic scapes. Ok. I bend to peer pressure. But not without this warning: EATING THIS STUFF CAN BE ADDICTIVE! And to lure you into my web, I also offer a recipe for ... http://barbolian.com/http:/barbolian.com/2008/06/25/garlic-scape-pesto/ Despite the cold spring here in the Pacific Northwest, the garlic has been thriving! We got everything weeded over the weekend and thoroughly watered. You can almost feel them reaching upward, waiting for that promised sunshine! As you can see from the photos, I planted the garlic rather densely in beds ... http://barbolian.com/http:/barbolian.com/2008/06/20/garlic-scapes/ If you live in the Pacific Northwest, you know we're still waiting for this season called spring and it's almost summer! The cold temps have delayed most crops - but I have to say, the lettuce, spinach, peas, mustards, parsley, potatoes, rhubarb, and garlic are thriving! (And so are the ... http://barbolian.com/http:/barbolian.com/2008/06/04/rain-rain-rain/ WOW! Is there anything like fresh green garlic to make you feel that spring has ARRIVED!?! (Ok - the first crocus and daffodil might also elicit a bit of giddiness - but we don't EAT those!) IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: THE GARLIC SCALLIONS ARE READY! Today I went and picked an armful of mizuna - ... http://barbolian.com/http:/barbolian.com/2008/05/26/hello-world/