BLT sandwich merges with a pizza, and voila, BLT Pizza Panini. The butter and parmesan make the outside of the panina crunchy and delicious. If you prefer a quesadilla spin on this recipe, use a large flour tortilla. To keep the ingredients from falling out, fill one half of the tortilla with the BLT goodies,…
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Pizza BLT
Delicious, easy, and one of my favorite Italian food groups, Pizza BLT is the perfect marriage of the ever popular pizza and the classic BLT. Since we have a lot of great homegrown tomatoes this summer, I’m raising and expanding the BLT menu. We eat a BLT with the first tomato of the season (a…
Holiday Appetizers
This year, I’ve decided to make it less stressful, and get over having to make appetizers from scratch. The simplest things can be spectacular looking and delicious. Choose great products , and a gorgeous serving platter/dish, and voilà, you’re golden. We have really good lettuce in the greenhouse, so I used it, but if I…
Greenhouse April 2014
We’re so amazed at the production from the greenhouse, I just have to share another picture. On the left are lettuce and Asian mustard greens, on the right are Swiss chard, broccoli, cauliflower, kohlrabi, spinach, and kale. It’s so nice to be able to pick and cook whatever we feel like eating. I added the…
Seeds, Companion Planting, and Spring Harvest
Information from Seeds from Italy Heat Resistant Lettuce Many gardeners have problems with lettuce bolting early or tasting bitter. Research in West Virginia found that several Seeds from Italy lettuce varieties showed excellent heat tolerance. Dr. Lewis Jett, the commercial horticulture specialist at West Virginia University, said that at his research station in central…