Using Veggies From The Garden

Never ever plant veggies your family will not eat. Gardening time is too precious to waste on things that you simply do not enjoy. Some things I'll never plant again are kolrabi, rutabagas, parsnips and radishes....and...that leaves time for all those other really great veggies that we just love!

I've been experimenting with different recipes that use the veggies from my garden. Sometimes that requires learning a whole new cuisine. This modified Asian beef stir fry contained pok choy, chives, cayenne peppers and green beans all freshly picked from the garden.
I'm always looking for new ingredients that I can grow. I bought the ginger root I used in this recipe, but there's some really healthy culinary ginger doing just fine in my garden right now. Next spring I should be able to harvest some

Other ingredients I bought were, ginger, beef, sesame seed, oyster sauce, garlic, soy sauce and sesame seed oil. I'm going to grow garlic this year and hopefully I won't need to buy that ingredient.

I cooked the beef and green beans first. Then I threw in the pok choy to just wilt it. Very yummy and worth the effort!

Now almost all of the vegetables, seasonings, and herbs I use for cooking I grow in my zone 9 garden. It's so easy and much more fun to go out and pick my own. Best of all it tastes worlds better than the well traveled grocery store fare.

Here is a list of herbs and seasonings I am currently growing:

Sage

Oregano

Thyme

Chives

Green Onions

Mint

Bay Leaf

Ginger

Cayenne Peppers

Bell Peppers

Rosemary

Stevia
Celery

purple jalapenos

Veggies I am currently picking:

Melons

green beans

eggplant

Mustard

Arugula

bell pepper

Cayenne pepper

purple jalapenos

Soon to be picking:

Wax beans

Purple Hull peas

pumpkins