Last of the 2010 Harvest

13 years ago

I picked the last of the Sun Gold tomatoes today and dug the remaining artichokes (not Jerusalem). I had one Long Island Cheese pumpkin vine this year. It produced 2 pumpkins which is standard for this heirloom. The one in the picture is over 7 lbs. I am roasting cubes of it with garlic and olive oil. My brother dropped off the last of the rice (a lifetime supply) and I am cooking 2 cups of it to toss with the pumpkin cubes. Topping the mixture off with crushed 'Salt n Pepper" pistachios. The tomatoes will be halved, the artichokes peeled & sliced and sprinkled with a bit of rice vinegar.

I am having an apple for dinner and these goodies will be my breakfast or lunch for the next few days. More than half of the raw pumpkin is going to Mom's to cook and freeze for pumpkin pies.

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jimster
13 years ago
Teresa, that is a fabulous photograph -- worthy of framing and hanging on the wall.

I'm not familiar with artichoke as shown in the photo. I know artichoke flowers, artichoke hearts and Jerusalem artichoke tubers but not that one. Please tell more about it.

Jim
Teresa_MN
Original Author
13 years ago
Thanks Jim. I almost did not post the photo because of the washed out cedar deck!

I had seen these tubers at the Minneapolis Farmer's Market last year. I spent some time looking online over the winter for seeds. I did not see anything that looked similar. I was in the United Noodle Company early this year and saw them in the produce section. I asked the produce guy about them and he said just cut one up that has buds and plant it like a potato.

Eaten raw they taste just like a fresh water chestnut - only a lot less expensive. I actually like them better than the fresh water chestnuts because by the time you peel the fresh water chestnut there is not much left. Some people cook them like potatoes.

Head to an Asian market next spring! And while you are in the Asian market, if you've neve tried fresh bamboo shoots try them.

Teresa
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annie1992
13 years ago
My garden is long gone and the pumpkins became jack o lanterns a couple of days ago. My deck is about that color too.

I have some wild rice in the crockpot, though. I was going to have soup tonight, but Mother is coming over tomorrow night so I can download some more wedding photos and get them sent in to get developed, so I'll make soup and have it tomorrow night while she's here...

Annie
dcarch7 d c f l a s h 7 @ y a h o o . c o m
13 years ago
I agree with Jim. There is something nice about the composition of the picture. Very effective use of the diagonal cedar deck as the canvas for the display. It is very artistic.

My garden is probably good for another two weeks. I am getting ready to fry green tomatoes.
dcarch
Rusty
13 years ago
"Teresa, that is a fabulous photograph -- worthy of framing and hanging on the wall."

I agree with Jimster and dcarch, 100%!
The "washed out cedar deck" makes a perfect backdrop,
The color enhances the colors of your subjects perfectly.

How great to be able to have a garden!

Rusty
jimster
13 years ago
Teresa,

That is a fabulous photo -- worthy of framing and hanging on the wall.

Artichoke in that form is unfamiliar to me. Please tell more about it. I'm familiar with artichoke flowers, a

Jim
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13 years ago
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Teresa_MN
Original Author
13 years ago
Jim - I think some internet gremlins are at work here. It looks like your first post came up again.

I was stunned when I saw Swiss chard and spinach at the Minneapolis Farmer's Market today. And tomatoes - red ones! It has been a wonderful fall and the growing season was extended for many vegetables. I can't ever remember seeing Minnesota grown tomatoes this late in the year at the market!
rachelellen
13 years ago
Yes, I agree it is a great photo!

My cherry tomatoes are still going strong and showing no signs of slowing down any time in the near future. They're about the only thing (other than my herbs) that did much good this year. I accidentally bought a 6-pack of cherry tomatoes when I'd meant to buy others...just as well. We here in the CA Central Valley had a horrid year for tomatoes. Even the commercial growers didn't do so well. I had only a few of my larger tomatoes ripen, and those were mealy. Out of the same planting area I was making sauce from last year.

But cherry tomatoes??? I've been putting them in salads, stir fries, keeping bowls in the fridge to eat chilled like grapes and bagging them up for friends and clients.

I'm living in farm country, in one of the most productive crop areas imaginable, but I couldn't even get a zucchini to grow more than 5 inches long and about the width of nickle, though last year I was almost beating them off with a broomstick. Go figure.
ci_lantro
13 years ago
I agree. Beautiful photograph, Teresa. And that deck is the perfect backdrop.

Still in my garden are some beets, pak choy, and spinach that has survived several frosts. A little parsley but I've cut most of it & dried it. Already looking forward to next years' garden...planted garlic a week or so ago.

And I love that pumpkin. Gorgeous color!
hawk307
13 years ago
Teresa:
I second that. On all the things, everyone complimented you for.

At a fast glance, I thought there were two little animals, in camouflage laying there.
Can't wait til my new glasses come.

I guess it is getting cold there. Supposed to go down to about 32 tonight and colder thru the week.
How about you guys up in the NE.
I still have about 10 tomatoes on the Tomato plant, in my 5 gallon garden.
Mine are late, because I moved the Garden indoors.

I have Bamboo growing out front, can I eat the shoots,LOL !

Rusty: Hi Yau'll

LOU
coconut_nj
13 years ago
Teresa, that look so pretty! Your deck is not washed out to me, that's what we call nicely aged. LOL. Love the idea of using artichoke tubers. I'll check the asian markets for them next spring. We can rarely get artichokes to flower here but it would be more worth trying if we could then at least use the tubers. Thanks for that information! You keep teasing us with that rice. LOL.

RachelEllen, do you use the cherry tomatoes for pasta? Makes a really quick week night meal. Saute some garlic, add the tomatoes, some fresh or frozen basil, some chicken broth, few mintues it's ready to put over pasta. One of my quick favorites. Oh, I forgot, I do like to add some cheese to the mix while it's cooking as well as afterward.

Teresa, Christy went to my friends farm stand today to see if the cole crops had started coming in. They had and I'll post my own thread about them so I don't hijack you twice in one day..lol. She also found some nice tomatoes and I was surprised to see, some nice eggplants. I'll really enjoy those this week as I thought for sure they'd be done. Here we do expect our spinach and chard to last til about now.

BTW, we don't usually start harvesting cole crops until they've been hit by at least one or two light frosts. Sweetens them.
Teresa_MN
Original Author
13 years ago
Hijack away Coconut-nj. It it a welcome diversion!

Teresa_mn
hawk307
13 years ago
Should have checked the Post, after I hit submit.
I missed saying Hello to a few ladies. Hello !!!

Coconut:
Are there still Garden stands in S. Jersey, in the Summer?
Lou
coconut_nj
13 years ago
Yes, Lou, it's still the Garden State in more than just name. In fact, while some areas have built up housing a bit there are also a lot of organic farm stands in addition to the regular ones. Within five or ten miles of me there are probably more farm stands than there used to be a half century ago.. cough. There is this one organic farm near Bordentown that in addition to their farm stand they are a CSA participant and have a summer farming camp for kids. Very cool.

Thanks Teresa, but think I'll be brave and start a new thread.
coconut_nj
13 years ago
Yes, Lou, it's still the Garden State in more than just name. In fact, while some areas have built up housing a bit there are also a lot of organic farm stands in addition to the regular ones. Within five or ten miles of me there are probably more farm stands than there used to be a half century ago.. cough. There is this one organic farm near Bordentown that in addition to their farm stand they are a CSA participant and have a summer farming camp for kids. Very cool.

Thanks Teresa, but think I'll be brave and start a new thread.
coconut_nj
13 years ago
Yes, Lou, it's still the Garden State in more than just name. In fact, while some areas have built up housing a bit there are also a lot of organic farm stands in addition to the regular ones. Within five or ten miles of me there are probably more farm stands than there used to be a half century ago.. cough. There is this one organic farm near Bordentown that in addition to their farm stand they are a CSA participant and have a summer farming camp for kids. Very cool.

Thanks Teresa, but think I'll be brave and start a new thread.
Teresa_MN
Original Author
13 years ago
Lou wrote: "At a fast glance, I thought there were two little animals, in camouflage laying there.
Can't wait til my new glasses come."

That's histerical Lou! Actually I was getting ready to wash the tubers while I was sitting on my deck. I took them out of a basket and laid them on the deck for the picture. My cat Spike wandered out, took one look and arched his back, hissed and his tail poofed out! Like he was defending his turf. The tubers took him by surprise also! LOL
hawk307
13 years ago
Teresa mn:
Now I fell better. Someone else saw the same thing, LOL!!!

Coconut: We believe you, 3 times, LOL !!!

Lou
eandhl
13 years ago
Looks good. How was the pumpkin cubes with the rice? Sounds delicious.
Teresa_MN
Original Author
13 years ago
Delicious! I had a couple of cubes of the pumpkin last nite with an apple for dinner.
I just finished a combo of the rice and pumpkin. I did not cook the pumpkin as much as you would if you wanted to puree it. I used enough olive oil that the outside had browning and a bit of crunch. I put some cloves of garlic in a small jar of olive oil to steep for a couple days. I will use that on the other squash I have.

The best squash to use is Heart of Gold. It is drier with a finely grained texture which holds it's shape well.

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