What are You Eating from the Garden?

[ducks4you]

Pumpkin Pie from 2 of last year's beige pumpkins. Apparently, pumpkin outside color doesn't matter.
I cooked down the pumpkins a few weeks ago and refridgerated the innards. They looked a little bit stringy BUT, I took it to my blender, added the eggs, sweetened condensed milk and spices and pulverized them. It made enough for a pie...and then some.

 

[ducks4you]

I started a pot of small garlic on top of the fridge a couple of months ago. They grew pretty tall, and yesterday I used them in an awesome beef stew.
First, I marinated round steak Friday night. The round steaks from our cow are just tough--go figure!
I used wine and brown sugar, Worsteshire (worst-e-sure) sauce, freshly ground pepper and even some dark chili powder.
Saturday morning I started with my crock pot by cutting garlic leaves, then adding a quart of rich beef broth.
I cut up the carrots into medallions, and they were Really big and long and thick carrots that DD's bought for me
DH suggested medium cuts for the 2 onions, same with yellow potatoes.
I used butter to sear the meat pieces before adding to the stew, and deglazed with a little bit more red wine and a tiny bit of water.
Everybody LOVED it, especially DH!! We still have 5 packages of frozen round steak left, and I imagine there will be more stews this winter.
Funny, ALL of the garlic and onions, which cooked for 10 hours, disappeared in the sauce.
I cut the garlic with the snippers, a Christmas present from Eldest DD.
It was a freebie from Farmer's Defense and I had Also gotten same as a freebie from Farmer's Defense, where I bought gifts for middle DD, who is also gardening. I was Very hesitant to give HER the snippers, but I Christmas gifted them anyway..
So, I told other DD's about it. We all laughed bc I ended up with my own pair, after all.
(Sorry, no stew pictures. All that is left is a quart and a pint of frozen, put away for another meal just for DH and me.)

 

[ducks4you]

Chili. Used 3 quarts of my canned tomatoes. Good to work on this. NOT quite satisfied.
I also pulverized dehydrated jalepanoes into powder. Used more than last time and like it.

 

[Dahlia]

I started a pot of small garlic on top of the fridge a couple of months ago. They grew pretty tall, and yesterday I used them in an awesome beef stew.
First, I marinated round steak Friday night. The round steaks from our cow are just tough--go figure!
I used wine and brown sugar, Worsteshire (worst-e-sure) sauce, freshly ground pepper and even some dark chili powder.
Saturday morning I started with my crock pot by cutting garlic leaves, then adding a quart of rich beef broth.
I cut up the carrots into medallions, and they were Really big and long and thick carrots that DD's bought for me
DH suggested medium cuts for the 2 onions, same with yellow potatoes.
I used butter to sear the meat pieces before adding to the stew, and deglazed with a little bit more red wine and a tiny bit of water.
Everybody LOVED it, especially DH!! We still have 5 packages of frozen round steak left, and I imagine there will be more stews this winter.
Funny, ALL of the garlic and onions, which cooked for 10 hours, disappeared in the sauce.
I cut the garlic with the snippers, a Christmas present from Eldest DD.
It was a freebie from Farmer's Defense and I had Also gotten same as a freebie from Farmer's Defense, where I bought gifts for middle DD, who is also gardening. I was Very hesitant to give HER the snippers, but I Christmas gifted them anyway..
So, I told other DD's about it. We all laughed bc I ended up with my own pair, after all.
(Sorry, no stew pictures. All that is left is a quart and a pint of frozen, put away for another meal just for DH and me.)

That sounds delicious!

If I ever have tough steaks or a tough roast, I pressure cook it with fresh garlic and other spices, olive oil, carrots, potatoes, onions, celery, and cabbage and the meat becomes so tender you don't even need a knife to cut it! You can just get what you want with your fork! I swear you could cook a leather boot in a pressure cooker and easily be able to chew it!

 

[Finnie]

I started a pot of small garlic on top of the fridge a couple of months ago. They grew pretty tall, and yesterday I used them in an awesome beef stew.

Did you plant garlic bulbs or seeds? I’m picturing you slicing sprouts up like green onions or chives, but maybe I’m wrong and you got bulbs to use?