Of Goats and Greens
A blog for food and cookery and discussions of weird things like nutrition, restaurant excursions, growing food in my own garden, DIY, and farmsteading/homesteading. But, mostly food. Mostly harmless...
I definitely steer to a preference for Real Food. (Would someone's great-grandparent somewhere have recognized that item as food?) Otherwise, I'm an omnivore who travels the world (gustatorially). Yes, I also make use of "odd bits". No, I don't bake desserts much -- I really don't have much of a "sweet-tooth". Nearly all of my recipes in recent years are gluten-free. And other than coconut, my recent and future recipes are tree-nut free, as I have digestive issues with those. There's a strong Paleo influence here.
I try to post recipes every Friday, with potential supplemental posts on Tuesdays.
Please leave me comments! Interacting with folk drives me forward!
Tag Archives: raised beds
Winter Is Coming: Autumnal Prep for the Homestead Garden
While I already had a surprising and unpredicted temperature drop to 34 degrees Fahrenheit about a week prior, which did some crop damage, we’ were predicted to have 31 degrees by morning on Saturday October 5th. It turned out we … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Cooking
Tagged basil, cannas, dahlias, Garden, harvest, homesteading, jerusalem artichokes, killing frost, Maple Syrup, Potatoes, preserving, raised beds, Squash, tomatoes
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Growing, Harvesting & Cooking Your Spuds (Potatoes)
(oh, with notes on the purslane, basil and delicata squash growing here as well.) Alas, I got my potatoes in the ground late this year – the raised beds weren’t ready until late June. At any rate, yes this late … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Vegetarian
Tagged basil, delicata squash, growing potatoes, harvest, homesteading, potato recipes, Potatoes, purslane, raised beds, vegetarian, Vegetarian Option, Yukon Gold
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New Raised Beds, Events in the Herb Garden – Homesteading!
I’ve finally got the fire lit under me (in a good way) and I’m focusing on moving the last of my stuff from CT to MA (two hours each direction). This involves two 10-foot long U-Haul bed trucks, coordinating … Continue reading
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Homesteading: Evaluating This Year’s Veggie Successes and Failures; Planning for Next Year
Raised Beds: Potatoes: A marked success. We will use more Yukon seed potatoes next year. I can purchase in a local store, although perhaps I will have some seed potatoes from this year? Cucumbers: They grew well here, but I … Continue reading →