Once again, this weekend is the weekend to support our local Fullerton College Horticulture department by purchasing tomato plants. Every year Fullerton has a wide range of vareities ranging from Beefsteak to Slicers, over 50 different tomatoes to choose from! In addition they always have a nice selection of both […]
Growing Veggies
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As many of you know, besides doing restaurant reviews I also cook (as seen by the recipes I’ve posted here) as well as grow some of my own vegetables. The hardest part about growing your own veggies is figuring out what to do with them, especially when they all decide […]
I forgot to post a reminder about the Fullerton College Horticulture Department Tomato Sale that was just this past weekend. I was able to swing by there on Saturday morning and get a nice assortment of tomatoes and peppers, including a Brandywine! If you haven’t got your tomatoes yet, it’s […]
So last week, Mrs. DanGarion and I cooked up some Tri-Tip for fajitas. The recipe I used was adapted by the Serious Eats crew from the Robb Walsh book Tex-Mex Grill and Backyard Barbacoa Cookbook. Along with the tri-tip, I roasted up home-grown veggies from our garden, and whipped up […]
I made another wonderful recipe out of my Miss Vickie’s Big Book of Pressure Cooker Recipes a couple of nights ago with just a few basic changes. This is one of the quintessential ‘home cooked’ meals that will remind you of those lost days of being a kid. The nice […]
I’ve been meaning to post some pictures of our vegetable garden this year. This year we not only have the 3 foot by 6 foot space we used last year but we also built two 3 feet by 5 feet raised beds. All vegetables were purchased from Fullerton College Tomato […]