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India

  • Shopping for a Saree in South India
  • A Cook’s Tour of a Farm in Southern India (India, Part 5)
  • Room with a View: the Taj Mahal in Agra (India, Part 4)
  • A Stepwell, Parcheesi, Brick-Making, and Chapati-Making (India, Part 3)
  • How to Block Print Fabrics (India, Part 2)
  • Cooking 35,000 Meals a Day in a Sikh Kitchen in Delhi (India, Part 1)

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This was kind of fun!! #gardengatemagazine There is a link to my blog post stories on how to start a kitchen garden in my profile. #kitchengarden
This is the summer I'm moving out of my comfort zone and learning new ways to cook the veggies growing in my garden. I'm back to using @david_tanis epic cookbook, Market Cooking as my guide. Tonight, I made stir-fried snow and sugar snap peas with scallions, fresh garlic, crushed red pepper, and sesame seeds. It was delicious. Next, I cooked up 2 pounds of collards with garlic, onion, tomato paste, mustard powder, crushed red pepper and apple cider vinegar. I skipped the ham hock because I wanted the dish to be vegetarian. The pot liquor was still smooth and richly flavored. Excellent! Yet to come are many beautiful recipes for a bumper crop of spring vegetables like garlic, scallions, greens of every variety, new potatoes, and more peas. #dinner #kitchengarden #vegetables #whywedoit #organicgardening #marketcooking
My two joys: the garden and my grandson. Yesterday, we had the pleasure of collecting eggs, new potatoes, spinach, and scallions for an omelette that @jkdubs2 made for our breakfast. #peacelovejoy #sittingonhaunches #goals #kitchengarden #whywedoit #peacelikeagarden #tomatoplantsneedsupport
My friend, @susieriesart , is an artist who paints in watercolor. Many in Nashville own a print of a beet she painted years ago. When something spectacular grows in my garden, I invite her over because I know she, of all people, gets how moving and miraculous a gorgeous vegetable, grown from a seed in a garden, can be. Sharing the experience of harvesting this purple radish led to a tender conversation that left us both misty-eyed. Such is the power of the garden. Susie left with a big bag of greens, radishes, and scallions and maybe the inspiration for a painting. I left our time together with a smile and a full heart. #peacelikeagarden #whywedoit #kitchengarden #backyardgarden #community You can learn all about growing vegetables at Judyschickens.org
This morning it’s all about the leafy greens. Sometimes I have a hard time cutting them- they are so beautiful! The subtle rays of morning light and the chirping bird sounds in the background all add to the sensual pleasure of the garden. Throw in the sensation of walking barefoot over the dew drops on the grassy paths between the beds and you will understand why I garden. #morningrounds #peacelikeagarden #kitchengarden #backyardfarm #eatyourgreens
Every plant has to flower to reproduce. In reproduction terms, the grape berry is an encapsulated seed. Each seed cluster flowers for one or two days and self-pollinates, meaning the male and female parts are on the same flower and gravity/wind brings them together. They don’t need insects to get the job done. The next two photos are of grape leaves whose leaves are sparkling with dew drops. I’ve written a blogpost about how to grow grapes and make grape jelly at Judyschickens.org under KITCHEN GARDENS on the pull down menu #whywedoit #backyardgarden #kitchengarden #champanelgrapes #grapejelly
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