Comments on: Menu of the Week April 28th: Peas http://freshginger.org/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS2%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Ffreshginger.org%2Fchicken%2Fmenu-of-the-week-april-28th-peas%2F&seed_title=Menu+of+the+Week+April+28th%3A+Peas Travel, Gluten-free Cooking, Gardening and more Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:45:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: celticjig1 http://freshginger.org/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS2%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Ffreshginger.org%2Fchicken%2Fmenu-of-the-week-april-28th-peas%2F&seed_title=Menu+of+the+Week+April+28th%3A+Peas#comment-833 celticjig1 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:35:22 +0000 http://freshginger.org/?p=144#comment-833 Cheryl, The really cool thing about leeks is that you can leave them in the ground all fall and into the winter, even all winter sometimes, until they start to seed I suppose. I use them in place of onions when I have a lot. You could cut them in 1 inch pieces and grill them like kabobs, soup soup and more soup. I hope to use some in a potato gratin in place of onions. I have a load of leeks started, but it is still too cold to put these little ones outside (below freezing tonight and last night). Leeks go really well with mushrooms, both are so earthy. One of my favorite dishes is wild morel mushrooms sauteed with wild leeks (when I can find the mushrooms). I have even seen wild leeks (also called ramps) pickled. I suppose that would work for regular leeks too, but that might make for a large garnish for the Saturday Bloody Mary! I pretty much plan to slice the leeks up into 1 inch chunks and sprinkle some garden herbs (thyme probably) salt and pepper on them and put a dab of butter in the pan, and add some broth and put in the oven. If feeling decadent, I might sprinkle some parm on there for the last 10 minutes of baking. I will jot down what I do and the results and post them. At least you know now what you have! If I waited all summer to harvest the garlic and then it turned out to be leeks, I would be sad. Someday I will get around to actually planting garlic in the fall, like normal people. Ginger Cheryl,
The really cool thing about leeks is that you can leave them in the ground all fall and into the winter, even all winter sometimes, until they start to seed I suppose. I use them in place of onions when I have a lot. You could cut them in 1 inch pieces and grill them like kabobs, soup soup and more soup. I hope to use some in a potato gratin in place of onions. I have a load of leeks started, but it is still too cold to put these little ones outside (below freezing tonight and last night). Leeks go really well with mushrooms, both are so earthy. One of my favorite dishes is wild morel mushrooms sauteed with wild leeks (when I can find the mushrooms). I have even seen wild leeks (also called ramps) pickled. I suppose that would work for regular leeks too, but that might make for a large garnish for the Saturday Bloody Mary!
I pretty much plan to slice the leeks up into 1 inch chunks and sprinkle some garden herbs (thyme probably) salt and pepper on them and put a dab of butter in the pan, and add some broth and put in the oven. If feeling decadent, I might sprinkle some parm on there for the last 10 minutes of baking. I will jot down what I do and the results and post them.
At least you know now what you have! If I waited all summer to harvest the garlic and then it turned out to be leeks, I would be sad. Someday I will get around to actually planting garlic in the fall, like normal people.
Ginger

]]> By: Cheryl http://freshginger.org/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS2%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Ffreshginger.org%2Fchicken%2Fmenu-of-the-week-april-28th-peas%2F&seed_title=Menu+of+the+Week+April+28th%3A+Peas#comment-832 Cheryl Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:52:52 +0000 http://freshginger.org/?p=144#comment-832 Hi Ginger, Hopefully you'll share the braised leek recipe. I planted garlic, and they've grown HUGE! I finally got impatient and dug one up....and it's a leek, not garlic. Guess they mislabeled the bag. So plan B is learning what to do with a garden full of leeks! Cheryl Hi Ginger,
Hopefully you’ll share the braised leek recipe. I planted garlic, and they’ve grown HUGE! I finally got impatient and dug one up….and it’s a leek, not garlic. Guess they mislabeled the bag. So plan B is learning what to do with a garden full of leeks!
Cheryl

]]> By: celticjig1 http://freshginger.org/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS2%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Ffreshginger.org%2Fchicken%2Fmenu-of-the-week-april-28th-peas%2F&seed_title=Menu+of+the+Week+April+28th%3A+Peas#comment-831 celticjig1 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:33:55 +0000 http://freshginger.org/?p=144#comment-831 Ester, Another good idea for white pizza is using greek dressing as a base, flavorful and simple. Jackie, It was yummy and artichoke hearts are so good for you - high in fiber, low in fat, they help offset the calories of the cheese! Hope you enjoy yours! Sally, Yes he is, but more for me! We ordered peas to plant in the garden and can't find them anywhere with the rest of our seeds. He will eat the snow pea variety and I found one that starts out as a snow pea and proceeds to become a sweet pea. If only the pea fairy didn't take them back or hide them..... Ginger Ester,
Another good idea for white pizza is using greek dressing as a base, flavorful and simple.

Jackie,
It was yummy and artichoke hearts are so good for you - high in fiber, low in fat, they help offset the calories of the cheese! Hope you enjoy yours!

Sally,
Yes he is, but more for me! We ordered peas to plant in the garden and can’t find them anywhere with the rest of our seeds. He will eat the snow pea variety and I found one that starts out as a snow pea and proceeds to become a sweet pea. If only the pea fairy didn’t take them back or hide them…..
Ginger

]]> By: Sally Parrott Ashbrook http://freshginger.org/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS2%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Ffreshginger.org%2Fchicken%2Fmenu-of-the-week-april-28th-peas%2F&seed_title=Menu+of+the+Week+April+28th%3A+Peas#comment-830 Sally Parrott Ashbrook Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:38:50 +0000 http://freshginger.org/?p=144#comment-830 I think your boyfriend is missing out! The peas sound mahvelous, dahling. I think your boyfriend is missing out! The peas sound mahvelous, dahling.

]]> By: Jacki http://freshginger.org/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS2%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Ffreshginger.org%2Fchicken%2Fmenu-of-the-week-april-28th-peas%2F&seed_title=Menu+of+the+Week+April+28th%3A+Peas#comment-828 Jacki Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:43:56 +0000 http://freshginger.org/?p=144#comment-828 We are having pizza this week, and you've just given me a delicious idea to try with ours! We are having pizza this week, and you’ve just given me a delicious idea to try with ours!

]]> By: Esther http://freshginger.org/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS2%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Ffreshginger.org%2Fchicken%2Fmenu-of-the-week-april-28th-peas%2F&seed_title=Menu+of+the+Week+April+28th%3A+Peas#comment-827 Esther Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:32:50 +0000 http://freshginger.org/?p=144#comment-827 sounds great. I may have to try the white pizza idea as I have a friend who is allergic to tomato sounds great. I may have to try the white pizza idea as I have a friend who is allergic to tomato

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