It was a surprisingly warm week with lots of sun. All the plants went right back into production mode. Harvested all the sweet corn, salad, freed the beans from the accidental mustard salad, plucked some peas, uprooted celery and leek.
Author: alfayam
Kumpir with Sauerkraut
Recipe for a happy gardening and fermenting reward. You need: Big potatoes Sauerkraut Yoghurt Cheddar cheese Butter Salad with nuts and figs wrap the potatoes in foil and bake them at least 60 minutes in the oven at 250°C. Meanwhile prepare the salad to your liking. I used some leafy greens from the garden with […]
Potato Soup with Mushrooms and Croutons
Enough for one grown-up’s lunch or two grown-ups’ starter: Five potatoes, pealed slice of celery root, pealed 4-6 whole peppercorns slice of bread, diced 7-8 Mushrooms, cut in thick slices green onion, cut into rings butter (or whatever, I really prefer butter with mushrooms and potatoes) Boil the potatoes, peppercorns and celery in salted water […]
A little more sophisticated garden veggie soup
5 small potatoes 1 small kohlrabi leek (about 3 cm) 1/4 head of cabbage 1 clove of garlic 3 carrots corn fresh coriander ginger soy sauce lemon grass coconut milk Cut all the veggies (carrots into slices, potatoes and kohlrabi into 2x2cm dices, leek into rings, cabbage, ginger, lemon grass and garlic into thin slices). […]
Einfache Gartengemüsesuppe
Der Garten gibt gerade alles her, was man braucht um eine schnelle und kinderfreundliche Gemüsesuppe zu kochen. Kartoffeln, Karotten, Zucchini, Lauch, Sellerie klein schneiden, gemeinsam in Olivenöl anbraten und nach ein paar Minuten mit kochendem Wasser bedecken. Salz, Lorbeerblatt und Oregano zufügen. Eine Handvoll Suppennudeln einführen – die Suppe ist fertig, wenn die Nudeln gar […]
Holunder/ Elderberry
It’s still a little early to pluck elderberries, but we had some time on our hands. In general you should wait until all the berries are black. Do not eat raw, they are poisonous when eaten raw. I have unpleasant childhood memories and still feel a little nauseous when I smell the berries. Nevertheless, I’m […]
Pickling green tomatoes
A great way to use green tomatoes is pickles. As always, make sure to use sterile glasses, clean surfaces and tools. We used garlic, curry leaves, mustard seeds and chilis in the mix. Cut tomatoes and fill everything in a glass. Dissolve salt in water (5gr of salt per 100ml) and pour onto the tomatoes. […]
Dear Diary 29.08.2020
Took out all the potatoes and put into storage. Removed one of the pumpkin plants and collected the last four pumpkins Took out most of the remaining carrots Peas, salads, turnip (Mairübe) are growing nicely and starting to show crops. Tomatoes passed their prime Covered areas in-between new plants with mangold leaves Surprisingly new mustard […]
Portulak / Purslane
When we started our garden in April, we planted summer purslane. That was a really stupid move as we were soon to find out. It grew nicely with thick yellowish leaves. At the same time, every inch of earth in our garden covered itself with it’s wild sister, wild purslane. Smaller and greener leaves with […]
Tender cabbage recipe
Yosef will be responsible for the recipe itself. It takes quite a while in the oven but is a tasty and different take on this plant. As for white cabbage itself, we grew some and had a huge harvest. Pro tip: the heads re-grow if you cut them early in the season and leave outer […]