Archive for the ‘Onions’ Category
Garlic Update – Not a Pretty Picture!
Posted by forsythkid on February 26, 2010
‘Stinking rose
Posted in Gardening, Onions, Vegetables | Tagged: Forsythkid, Danomanno, garlic cloves, Garlic experiment, Growing Garlic, Garlic | Leave a Comment »
Homemade Low Cal Spaghetti Meal
Posted by forsythkid on January 31, 2010
Posted in Danomanno, Diet, Health, Herbs, Meals, Nutrition, Onions, Recipes, Spaghetti | Tagged: Danomanno, Forsythkid, low calorie meals, mushrooms, Spaghetti, Tomato sauce, Wine | Leave a Comment »
Mustard Greens Recipe
Posted by forsythkid on January 5, 2010
Posted in Meals, Nutrition, Onions, Recipes | Tagged: chicken broth, home grown, Mustard Greens recipe, Olive oil, Recipes | Leave a Comment »
There’s Nothing Like a Homegrown Spring Salad!
Posted by forsythkid on April 26, 2009
Nothing says, “Hey! It’s Spring!” any more than a nice fresh salad with vegetables. Especially one grown from your own little backyard garden. Earlier in January, I had some misgivings concerning the lettuce starts I had seeded in October. For the better part of the winter, they just languished in the frames… not really doing anything. Then, as if by magic, as the weather became warmer in March and April, they really took off and flourished! To my increasing amazement, I am still harvesting romaine from the two cold frames (see my earlier blogs) and have to admit that now the effort was worth it. Pictured, at right, is a salad I prepared today. It featured homegrown lettuce, green onions, chives, celery and radishes. Only the celery is store bought. Not bad! Right now I have my spring lettuce starts in the garden and they are still a bit tiny. I’ve also put out green bell pepper, broccoli and Brussels sprout transplants along with some carrot seed that is now growing nicely. I’ll try and get in a more comprehensive report on the garden later next week.
Posted in CF1, Cold Frame, Gardening, Health, Lettuce, Nature, Onions, Spring gardening | Tagged: Cold Frame, Romaine, Vegetable salad | Leave a Comment »
Onions – Not Just for Breakfast Anymore
Posted by forsythkid on March 23, 2008
Onions have been around for just about forever, I think. I know they are one of the oldest cultivated plants in existence. I like them for a couple of reasons; they taste good and they can hang out in the garden long after other crops have bolted or withered away. Every spring season, they are among the very first to be planted in my garden, usually in the form of onion sets. After just a few weeks, they send a set of slender green stalks that, if harvested soon thereafter, are called green or spring onions. I love to dice these up and add them to my salads. Later in the season, assuming you have thinned them to stand a few inches apart, you may see them bulb up into regular onions that can be pulled, air dried (cured) and then used throughout the fall.
Did you know that the regular consumption of onions has been shown to lower high cholesterol levels and high blood pressure? Two problems common to many of us. I’m told these beneficial effects are likely due to onions’ sulfur compounds, its chromium and its vitamin B6. The studies are still on-going but early results have been very encouraging. Now if I could just figure out what to do about my bad breath!
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