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    Home » Grow Your Own

    Grow Your Own Roundup #25

    Mar 1, 2009 · Modified: Jun 25, 2021 by Andrea · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads ·

    Grow Your Own logo, green leafAs we turn the corner and start marching into spring, my thoughts have turned to planting. We're starting seeds and making plans to get our raised beds finished and start planting peas and spring lettuces. I'm excited about all the new produce we're planting this year and can't wait to share it with you.

    Thanks to everyone who participated in Grow Your Own in February. We had nine participants from five countries, and we cooked with our homegrown or foraged Meyer lemons, tomatoes, arugula, basil, scallions, peppercorns, Malunggay leaves, sayote (chayote), parsley, scallions, carrots, and thyme. We had several new participants this month, so be sure to give them a warm welcome!

    If you are new to Grow Your Own, you can visit the Grow Your Own page to learn more about it. I am hosting the March event, and the deadline is March 30. Send your entries to me.. I'm booking hosts for the coming months, so please send me an email if you are interested. And be sure to visit the Grow Your Own Flickr photo group to see all the things we've been growing and eating.

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

    Finny Knits - Finny's Best Salad Dressing Ever

    Meyer Lemon Pesto Vinaigrette from Jessica of Finny Knits (California, United States)

    Jessica is fortunate to have Meyer lemons in her yard, and she mixed up a vinaigrette with the juice and made a lovely salad with her homegrown arugula, tomatoes, and basil.


    My Diverse Kitchen - Pickled Green Peppercorn

    Pickled Green Peppercorn from Aparna of My Diverse Kitchen (Goa, India)

    Aparna gave us a tutorial on the different types of peppercorns and showed us how to pickle fresh green peppercorns, which her daughter foraged while on a class field trip.


    Live Love Laugh Eat - Warm Artichoke Dip

    Warm Artichoke Dip from Kim of Live Love Laugh Eat (Virginia, United States)

    Kim made a warm artichoke dip with jalapeno and her homegrown scallions. The recipe comes from Great Party Dips, a cookbook she won in one of our January giveaways.


    Grow Cook Eat - Black Bean Quinoa Salad

    Black Bean Quinoa Salad from Julia of Grow. Cook. Eat. (Massachusetts, United States)

    Julia is a chef who grows as much of her own produce as possible. She made a healthy salad using her own canned tomatoes and frozen basil from her summer garden.


    Everything's Herbed - Tinolang Pata

    Tinolang Pata from Ela of Everything's Herbed (Laguna, Philippines)

    Tinola is a traditional Philippine soup, and Ela made hers with pata (pork hock) and her homegrown Malunggay leaves and sayote.


    Citrus and Candy - Penne of Dory and Salsa Verde

    Penne of Dory and Salsa Verde from Karen of Citrus and Candy (NSW, Australia)

    Karen tossed together a simple pasta salad with dory and a salsa verde made with her homegrown parsley.


    Austin Agrodolce - Shrimp and Grits with Bacon

    Shrimp and Grits with Bacon from Deb at Austin Agrodolce (Texas, United States)

    Deb got a little adventurous (think snakes on a plane) with her grits and added some cheese, shrimp, bacon, and some scallions from her garden.


    Gardenopolis - Vegetarian Chili

    Vegetarian Chili from Zora of Gardenopolis (British Columbia, Canada)

    Zora used some of her overwintered carrots and thyme from her garden make this healthy chili.


    Panini with Prosciutto, Fontina, Spinach and Slow-Roasted Tomatoes from Andrea of Andrea's Recipes (Virginia, United States)

    I broke out another jar of our slow-roasted tomatoes from the summer garden and made quick and easy panini for a weeknight dinner.

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    1. Aparna says

      March 01, 2009 at 9:37 pm

      Thanks, Andrea. Glad to be part of this lovely event.

    2. kellypea says

      March 02, 2009 at 6:46 pm

      A very nice spread you've got here! I still haven't given up hope that my little herb box I planted last Fall will produce enough of something for me to join in with more than rosemary! It's a fairly horrible site right now and still recovering from the beating the caterpillars gave it, but I see new growth!

    3. Claudia says

      March 03, 2009 at 8:02 pm

      I just found your "Grow Your Own" Roundup today and will be looking forward to participating. I'm growing lots of tropical stuff, spices and fruit mostly, and some herbs and greens, etc. and love cooking with homegrown or local produce.

    4. Karen says

      March 04, 2009 at 2:48 am

      Great roundup Andrea! I'm not much of a green thumb but this does inspire me to grow more!

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