A garlic scape is the best, most useful thing ever! These weird-looking curly thingies are the flowering stem of garlic. In garlic production, they are removed so that the garlic will focus its energy into growing the bulb. Up until recently, farmers around our region tossed them away. Now that more Americans are willing to try foods that the rest of the world has … Read More
Green Garlic and Allium Adolescents
What in the world is green garlic? Well we’ll tell you! It’s immature garlic, picked when the bulbs are still tiny and the greens are bright. Not to be mistaken for scallions or any other onion-y lookalikes, take one whiff of your green garlic and you can’t mistake that scent. Farmers used to pick garlic when it was still green … Read More
Rhubarb…not just for pie
So you’ve had strawberry rhubarb pie – now what!? We’re giving you the first rhubarb of the season this week, and if you want to make a strawberry rhubarb pie then you SHOULD. But! If you want to explore the deepest depths of under appreciated rhubarb, let us take you on a flavor journey… RHUBARB BARBECUE SAUCE from the Washington … Read More