Serves 4 Inspired by Executive Chef Chris Shepley of The Vintage House Restaurant features vineyard cuisine and locally grown fresh from the garden produce in his recipes. He conducts Cooking Parties with the Chef on the third Sunday of each month at Messina Hof Winery.
Kohlrabi- Gardening Tips from the Culinary View as recommended by Michael Vidrine We are in the middle of Fall now and sometime this month we should expect our first freeze. The warm season vegetables are on the way out but the cool season vegetables are in full stride. One fairly unusual vegetable that we grow […]
Inspired by Executive Chef Chris Shepley of The Vintage House Restaurant features vineyard cuisine and locally grown fresh from the garden produce in his recipes. He conducts Cooking Parties with the Chef on the third Sunday of each month at Messina Hof Winery.
Green Beans- Gardening Tips from the Culinary View as recommended by Michael Vidrine It is our first full month of Autumn and we have lots of cool season vegetables in the garden now. Many of our warm season vegetables are also doing quite well in the mild weather. Green beans really like the warm days […]
Inspired by Executive Chef Chris Shepley of The Vintage House Restaurant features vineyard cuisine and locally grown fresh from the garden produce in his recipes. He conducts Cooking Parties with the Chef on the third Sunday of each month at Messina Hof Winery.
Cucumbers- Gardening Tips from the Culinary View as recommended by Michael Vidrine Autumn officially begins in late September and sometime this month we will see a moderation of the really hot Summer temperatures. In particular, we will get cooler nighttime temperatures so plants can recover from daytime heat. Many vegetables will perk up noticeably and […]
Okra- Gardening Tips from the Culinary View as recommended by Michael Vidrine August is a pretty stressful month for gardening and gardeners in our area. This month is often pretty dry and really hot but the garden and orchard can still be bountiful. This is the month for the plants that really love the heat […]
Lima Beans- Gardening Tips from the Culinary View as recommended by Michael Vidrine Lima (or LEma) – beans named for a city in Peru!It is full on summertime now and the vegetables (and the gardeners) that can take the heat are the ones that will be doing best. Lima beans are exhibit A for thriving […]