Comments on: Summer Fest 2009: Beans and Greens Week

By: Summer Fest Week 4 – Tomato Salad

Summer Fest Week 4 – Tomato Salad — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 23:09:57 +0000

[...] celebrate Summer Fest, I had envisioned making a dish featuring my first-ever batch of homegrown tomatoes. But a cool [...]

By: Christopher

Christopher — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 18:04:15 +0000

The most delicious breakfast I’ve had in weeks. I had a poached egg on top.

By: mlle noëlle {simmer down!}

mlle noëlle {simmer down!} — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:12:06 +0000

...And while I'm here I'll take you up on your offer to share recipes for greens: Here's a Chinese-style stir-fried kale (my take on "Chinese"- I don't vouch whatsoever for any authenticity, just that it tastes really good!)

By: mlle noëlle {simmer down!}

mlle noëlle {simmer down!} — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:06:13 +0000

I love beet greens too. I was at the grocery store the other day and watched a lady grab a bunch of beets, twist the tops, and throw all the lovely beet greens in the TRASH!! I wanted to run up to her and say, “You can eat those, you know”, but my boyfriend restrained me. My next impulse was to rescue them from the trash, but I wasn’t sure how I would explain that at the checkout…

By: Janice

Janice — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 04:12:54 +0000

Hi Matt, love beets (greens and all!). Our beans have been doing battle all summer with the resident wild rabbit (rabbit winning unfortunately), but they haven’t been eating the dried beans!
http://realfoodmadeeasy.ca/blog/?p=596

By: michele

michele — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 01:46:16 +0000

do you ever sell your prints? i’ve been taking photos of vegetables to hang in our new kitchen (when the house is built. in two years. but whatev.), and come to find out, beets are my favorite model. your photo is simply stunning, with the depth of the color plus that crackled black bin. wow. makes my “beets-on-celery-green-gingham” seem so twee. if you sell prints, i’d love to know how much you’d charge for that puppy in, say, 8×10 (or 8×12 full crop). thanks!

By: Karen Wise

Karen Wise — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 02:46:44 +0000

I love your photograph of the beets. So beautiful, you made it look like it tastes. It’s such a delicious vegetable…

By: vivacindy

vivacindy — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 06:50:14 +0000

dop! i forgot the link for the beans! http://vivalacocina.wordpress.com/2009/08/12/refried-beans/

By: vivacindy

vivacindy — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 06:49:14 +0000

My mom always made pickled beets with hard boiled eggs in a huge jar. im a big fan!
i went with the beans theme this week for summerfest . you probably dont have pinto beans growing in your garden, but …..YOU SAID BEANS!!
Matt- you probably already know how to make these!

By: yasmin

yasmin — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:24:00 +0000

hi matt! i am excited to finally have a new recipe that fits in with a summer fest theme!

i just put up a post this week singing the praises of wild arugula. but any arugula will work in the recipe i’m contributing this week to summerfest:
arugula, celery and chevre salad

and i love your pick for this week. beet greens are one of the few tops that i can regularly find in good condition so i love to cook them up.