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    Home » Grow Your Own

    Grow Your Own Roundup #24

    Feb 2, 2009 · Modified: Jun 25, 2021 by Andrea · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads ·

    Grow Your Own logo, green leafThis was our month of garden planning. We have grown some herbs and scallions indoors and and kept a few things going under our new cold frames this winter. We've laid out the plans for our new raised beds that we'll set up in March, and we purchased most of our seeds and supplies for starting our plants in a few weeks. I'll write a post on how we do that later this month. If you are getting ready for your gardens now, why not share your plans with Grow Your Own?

    Thanks to everyone who participated this month. We had 15 participants from eight countries, and we cooked with our own parsley, chives, lemons, thyme, pumpkin, squash, persimmon, olives, olive oil, mango ginger, peppercorns, eggs, basil, tomatoes, chiles, sprouts, kale, and arugula. A warm welcome to our first-time participants!

    If you are new to Grow Your Own, visit the Grow Your Own page to learn more about the event. I am the host for February, and the deadline for entries is February 28th. I will post the round-up a few days later. (This is a change from the regular biweekly schedule.) Please send your entries to me. I’m booking hosts for 2009, and anyone who has participated in GYO at least once is eligible to host, so let me know if you are interested. We do have a Flickr photo group as well, so let me know if you wish to join.

    And now for the round-up! Click the images to visit the posts. (Presented in the order received.)

     

    Life's Too Short for Mediocre Chocolate - French Omelet

    French Omelet from Anna of Life's Too Short for Mediocre Chocolate

    Anna was inspired by a Julia Child video on You Tube and attempted her own perfect omelet with her homegrown parsley and chives. Anna was busy with Grow Your Own this month and also submitted a lovely lemon cake and a strawberry galette made with her own homegrown lemons from a potted lemon tree.


    Chez Us - Sauteed Butternut Squash

    Sauteed Butternut Squash from Denise of Chez Us

    Denise whipped up an easy butternut squash side dish with shallots and garlic and added her homegrown French thyme.


    Gardenopolis - Pumpkin Curry Soup

    Pumpkin Curry Soup from Zora of Gardenopolis

    Zora roasted one of her homegrown pumpkins and made a tasty pumpkin curry soup.


    Lovely Morning - Minestrone

    Minestrone from Kristina of Lovely Morning

    Kristina made Alice Waters' minestrone with some of her homegrown squash.


    Feeding My Enthusiasms - Persimmon Bread

    Persimmon Bread from Elle of Feeding My Enthusiasms

    Elle has a persimmon tree in her yard, and she made these beautiful small loaves of persimmon bread.


    Kopiaste - Whole Wheat Focaccia with Kalamata Olives

    Whole Wheat Focaccia with Kalamata Olives by Ivy of Kopiaste

    Ivy made this lovely focaccia with her homegrown kalamata olives and homegrown olive oil from her family.


    My Experiments with Food - Manga Inji

    Manga Inji (Mango Ginger Pickles) from Jayashree of My Experiments with Food

    Jayashree used some homegrown mango ginger and peppercorns from her parent's garden to make pickles. Mango ginger is a rhizome that looks like ginger but smells like mango.


    Spanish Recipes - Classic Fried Eggs with Chipe and Foie and Truffle

    Classic Fried Eggs and Chips with Foie and Truffle from Nuria of Spanish Recipes

    Nuria was lucky to get some fresh eggs from her sister-in-law's hens, and she made a simple dish more glamorous with foie gras and truffle.


    Joelen's Culinary Adventures - Pesto Pinwheels

    Pesto Pinwheels from Joelen of Joelen's Culinary Adventures

    Joelen grew herbs in her AeroGarden and made some beautiful pesto pinwheels with the fresh basil.


    Dhanggit's Kitchen - Chili Con Carne

    Chili con Carne from Dhanggit of Dhanggit's Kitchen

    Dhanggit made her husband happy with a spicy chili from their homegrown tomatoes and chiles.


    Trini Gourmet - How to Grow Your Own Bean Sprouts

    Lentil Olive Salad from Sarina of Trini Gourmet

    Sarina shows us how to grow our own lentil sprouts.


    From Our Home to Yours - Caldo Verde

    Caldo Verde from Cris of From Our Home to Yours

    Cris made this homey comforting soup with the kale that she picked from her mother-in-law's garden.


    No Fear Entertaining - Fennel Orange Salad

    Fennel Orange Salad from Judy of No Fear Entertaining

    Judy made a fresh salad with fennel from her CSA box and arugula from her garden.


    Andrea's Recipes - Slow Roasted Tomato Hummus

    Slow Roasted Tomato Hummus from Andrea of Andrea's Recipes

    I used some of our homegrown slow roasted tomatoes to make a healthy hummus.

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    1. kellypea says

      February 02, 2009 at 11:26 am

      What a great roundup and collection of recipes to check out. I'm still smiling over the fact that I only have rosemary to offer to this great event. You'd cringe if you saw the condition of the herb box I was so proud of last fall. But most of them are coming back, so I'm not giving up yet!

    2. Alisa (Go Dairy Free and Frugal Foodie) says

      February 02, 2009 at 12:26 pm

      Oh my, I long to have a garden! These all look so wonderful.

    3. chez us says

      February 02, 2009 at 2:16 pm

      Andrea, thanks for this great write up! I LOVE the runny egg - wow, fresh eggs would be great!

    4. Rachel says

      February 02, 2009 at 3:34 pm

      That Caldo Verde looks terrific. Can't believe I missed the January GYO but I'll go dig around the freezer and get inspired to cook up something homegrown for February!

    5. Jayashree says

      February 03, 2009 at 2:00 am

      Lovely round-up, Andrea. Thank you.

    6. The TriniGourmet says

      February 03, 2009 at 1:48 pm

      Great roundup 🙂 Definitely has me thinking of what more can I grow now? 🙂

    7. Cris says

      February 04, 2009 at 6:45 am

      What a great roundup! Great recipes and the olive salad looks so healthy!

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