Plants & Gardens Blog
Edible Plants & Recipes
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Summer Spinach
Malabar spinach is an easy-to-grow green that grows more easily in hot weather than true spinach—and it's gorgeous. Read Summer Spinach
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Recipe: Blue Sunrise Cocktail with Pickled Blueberries
Berries and other summer fruits can be pickled and used in tasty cocktails year-round. Read Recipe: Blue Sunrise Cocktail with Pickled Blueberries
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Recipe: Strawberry Kanten
Traditional Japanese confections, or wagashi, are beautiful, texturally complex, and subtly flavored. Read Recipe: Strawberry Kanten
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Foraging for Wild Ramps
It’s peak ramp-picking time in the Catskills, and my neighbor took us to his favorite spot for a foraging spree. Read Foraging for Wild Ramps
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Recipe: Valentine’s Day Sweet Potato Cake
Sweet potatoes are high in complex carbohydrates, beta carotene, vitamin C, calcium, potassium, and even protein. Their perfect partner? Dark chocolate. Read Recipe: Valentine’s Day Sweet Potato Cake
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Recipe: Apple Dutch Baby
When I recently decided to make a Dutch baby, a wonderful pancake variation, my extra farm share apples were an obvious addition. Read Recipe: Apple Dutch Baby
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Recipe: Chile Pepper Sambal
Chile peppers grow readily in NYC, and preserving them is easy. Making homemade hot sauce is one of my favorite techniques. Read Recipe: Chile Pepper Sambal
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Recipe: Eggplant Tzatziki
I love cooking with and eating all types of eggplants, whether they come from a supermarket, farmers market, or my own rooftop container garden. Read Recipe: Eggplant Tzatziki
