How To Cook Bulgur Wheat

Even though the gardening season is over, I'm looking forward to this special day and not only because it's my daughter's Andreea day of name, but also because I'm sowing wheat, according to an old Romanian tradition.Since St. Andrew was designated as...

Rinse the pan thoroughly, and dry with an old towel or paper towel. I wish I'd thought to put them on before I started!If you are working indoors, I also recommend covering your counter or table with a layer of newspaper or old towels.

Cooking is a natural extension to our gardens and along with some fabulous gardeners, we have some very talented cooks here as well. Her story should inspire us to take the plunge into whatever business that we have a love for.

It is possible to make real ginger beer independently, though this entails finding an appropriate yeast supplier. The English in particular had a penchant for the herb. There are yeast bank kits available and sites such asthat feature information about...

The chaff can then be sifted off, leaving you with just the seeds, which can be stored in a cool, dry place for your next season's crop or shared in seed swaps with friends. The pesto is frozen in small, 16 ounce containers, so we have a source of our...

With a huge plant like this, I have learned to be very creative when it comes to using rosemary. Rosemary flowers can be used in salads or as a garnish.As useful as rosemary is, I think one of its most important features is that it attracts hundreds of...

A fabric pillow, filled with lavender, can be placed near your bed or under your pillow to help you fall asleep. Keep any unused infusion in the refrigerator and use within a week or two.Lavender essential oil has antiseptic qualities and can be used...

Growing up in the South, we ate grits, tomato gravy and cathead biscuits because it was an economical meal. The first time I cooked tomato gravy and grits for my husband he fell in love with me all over again.

They would be even better if you make your own hominy, but just in case, I wrote them in can measurements:2/3 (8ozs.) container of sour cream or plain yogurtIn 2 quart casserole dish mix hominy, sour cream, cheese, chilies and cayenne pepper.Place green...

Most of these recipes are not written down, but certain techniques and Dixie wisdom are necessary for their success. In it we fry two strips of bacon. We take a large paper bag to the garden and fill it with tender leaves from the center of the plants.

After they are dry, strip the leaves from the branches and store them in clean containers. Treated this way, they last for years. Stevia is an herb that has been much talked about in recent years.

(You may want to leave a few plants to make seeds to self-sow, and to harvest for cooking. One Indian dish where you sometimes find cilantro is byrini, a fragrant rice dish with a sauce based on yogurt and spices.

Now this water is not to be confused with coconut milk, which is created by pouring warm water or milk over freshly grated coconut meat and pressing the oils out through a sieve or cheese cloth.

Maybe you blanched at the price of fresh herbs in the produce section this spring, or you were seduced by a bright pot of basil at your local nursery, and you thought, "Hey! This year, I will grow my own herbs!" Now you've got leggy basil plants blooming...

Soon sherry became a staple of British pantries and cupboards. Maybe it's time you gave sherry a try. Although the Koran forbids alcohol, local rulers varied in their enforcement of that rule.

A cherry pitter comes in handy if you wish to keep cherries hole while removing the pits. Even after sugar became part of the European diet, it was still an expensive colonial export, so candied fruit was an expensive treat.

I have seen cauliflower described as ?a wimp's broccoli?. The oldest record of cauliflower dates back to the 6th century B.C. Pliny wrote about it in the 2nd century after Christ.In the 12th century three varieties were described infor more than a thousand...

The distinctive round container was introduced in 1915 and has been modified only slightly since then.Besides breakfast cereal, what other uses do oats provide?Nutrition-wise, oats contain several vitamins and minerals, plus significant quantities of...

This can leave you with a lot of dill when the plants get ready to bolt and go to seed, or with a large number of volunteer sprouts the next spring. My favorite way to combine them is to take a dozen small new potatoes, which I scrub well and then quarter.

In our country we cook a lot of food, each meal having a soup as an entree and a casserole as the main course. This way I have all the seeds in place, meaning more spice for my sour cabbage.

Buses are rolling across the continent fueled by mustard greens.Butterflies and bees love canola's intensely yellow flowers. Reducing pollution from fossil fuels, and leaving the environment cleaner--sounds great, right?

Peel large-fruited or white varieties - they can be bitterer than the other types. Even here in Texas, I don't set my eggplants out until at least mid-April because, although the danger of frost has long past, the soil has not adequately warmed until...

You cut the potatoes the long way into thick wedges and toss them in olive oil. When I make pizza sauce, I like to get a huge pot bubbling, but you can sauce about three pizzas with the following: A small onion and four cloves of garlic sauteed until...

The truffle is an expensive, highly sought-after fungus about the size of a walnut, famous in French cuisine, and grows 15-20 inches deep among the roots of trees. Http://www.americasheartland.org/episodes/episode_118/truffles.htm

Starting my butternuts in a new spot each year, and having other more susceptible squashes growing (those darn zucchini) seems to keep my Walthams pretty carefree. Keeping the mixture moist and aerated gets it off to a good start in decomposition.

Many people consider chives the easiest herb to grow. When thinking about chives most people concentrate on the foliage (which look like grass blades).However, every part of the chive plant is edible, and you can use the bulb like a mild onion in a pinch.The...

Lavender can add a lovely floral note to foods and pairs especially well with the sweet flavors of summer. Coincidentally, at the tail end of May or the very first part of June, lavender flowers begin blooming in Texas.