PlanterTomato Vegetable Gardening Podcast

The New Potato Chip Is Made From Kale (Podcast)

In this Podast, I provide a delicious alternative to potato chips.  Don't tell the kids, but they are also very healthy.

PlanterTomato Podcast for Wednesday, January 25, 2012:

PlanterTomato 1_25_2012 Kale Chips

Yuzu: Citrus Fruit For Harvest in Winter (Podcast)

A citrus fruit that can be grown in temperate climates and harvested in Winter for holiday recipes.

PlanterTomato Podcast for Thursday, December 29, 2011:

PlanterTomato 12_29_11 Yuzu

 

Chicken Lovers Eggnog Recipe (Podcast)

This recipe for eggnog comes courtesy of House and Garden Magazine from the 1970's.  It's made better if you are able to include fresh eggs from your own chickens, so I call it Chicken Lovers Eggnog.

PlanterTomato_12_24_2011 Chicken Lovers Eggnog

Four Reasons Why You Can't Really Use Homegrown Ingredients to Make Beer (Podcast)

I've been experimenting with growing grain in my suburban backyard.  It's fun to think of growing grain and then converting it to beer. In this Podcast, I provide information about the ingredients in beer and the four reasons why growing your own ingredients isn't practical.

PlanterTomato Podcast for Sunday, December 18, 2011

PlanterTomato 12_18_2011 Growing Ingredients for Beer

 

Awesome Pumpkin Pie from Galeux D'Eysines (Podcast)

Every Thanksgiving I make a pumpkin pie but my twist on the classic recipe is to substitute a winter squash grown in my garden for the pumpkin in the ingredient list.  In my opinion, a pie made with fresh winter squash leaves pie made with canned pumpkin in the dust.  Learn the recipe and more about the Galeux D'Eysines squash in this Podcast.

PlanterTomato Podcast for Sunday, November 20, 2011:

PlanterTomato 11_20_2011 Galeux DEysines Pumpkin Pie

How to Make Mead - Wine from Honey (Podcast)

Honey wine, known more properly as "mead," is probably the first alcoholic beverage created by humans, predating the now much more popular wine and beer.  While not commonly available as a commercially produced product, mead is very easy to make at home.  In this posting, I'll tell you a little bit about this ancient beverage and give you basic instructions on how to make it.

PlanterTomato Podcast for Sunday, November 13, 2011:

PlanterTomato 11_13_2011 How To Make Mead or Honey Wine

 

Beware of Store Bought Honey: Another Reason To Keep Bees (Podcast)

A recent article by Food Safety News suggests that honey purchased at most grocery and club stores may be adulterated or contaminated.

PlanterTomato Podcast for Wednesday, November 9, 2011:

PlanterTomato 11_6_2011 Dangerous Honey

 

Delicious Pasta Sauce: Secret Ingredients Revealed (Podcast)

An awesome pasta sauce that uses two secret ingredients to make the dish.

PlanterTomato Podcast for Wednesday, October 26, 2011:

 

PlanterTomato10_26_2011 Pasta Sauce Secret Ingredients

Puntarelle & Italian Sausage Pasta (Podcast)

This is a quick gourmet pasta dish that is a nice change from traditional tomato or cream based pasta dishes.  It's made with Italian Sausage and Puntarelle (Italian Dandelion).

PlanterTomato Podcast for Thursday, September 14, 2011: 

PlanterTomato_9_14_2011 Puntarelle & Suasage Pasta

 

How to Make The Best French Fries & The Right Potatoes To Do So (Podcast)

In this Podcast, I'll explain which types of potatoes make the best french fries and explain how to cook them.

PlanterTomato Podcast for Sunday, August 21, 2011:

PlanterTomato 8_21_2011 French Fries

Artichokes: How To Grow Them And Two Recipes (Podcast)

In this Podcast I'll give you information on how to grow artichokes and provide you with a recipe I learned in Rome.

PlanterTomato Podcast for Sunday, May 15, 2011:

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Modern Potato Eaters (Podcast)

Starry Night is arguably Vincent Van Gogh's most famous painting.  It depicts a brilliant and swirling night sky with stars and a crescent moon shining their brilliant light on a small village.  It is a beautiful depiction of nature and very different in both style and emotional impact than Van Gogh's early work.  The most famous of these early paintings is called The Potato Eaters.

PlanterTomato Podcast for Sunday, February 13, 2011:

PlanterTomato_2_13_2011 ModernPotatoEaters

Boston marrow pumpkin pie recipe & Boston Marrow Growing Instructions (Podcast)

Prior to Thanksgiving, I shared a recipe for pumpkin pie that is made with Butternut Squash.  I also mentioned that I would try the same recipe with Boston Marrow Squash.  Well the verdict is in.

PlanterTomato Podcast for Friday, Dec 24, 2010:

PlanterTomato12_24_2010 Boston Marrow Pumpkin Pie

Sharon's Beet & Goat Cheese Salad Recipe (Podcast)

If you are looking for something other than the usual garden salad, you might like my wife's recipe for Beet & Goat Cheese  Salad with A Citrus Vinaigrette.

PlanterTomato Podcast for Wednesday, November 24, 2010:

PlanterTomato_11_24_2010 Beet & Goat Cheese Salad

Grandma Tertocha's Oyster Stuffing (Podcast)

I met my wife's grandmother when she was in her eighties.  Sharp as a tack until she died at 96, Grandma Tertocha passed down a number of family recipes which her children, and children's children, cherish.  Here's her recipe for oyster stuffing.

PlanterTomato Podcast for Tuesday, November 23, 2010:

PlanterTomato_11_23_2010 Grandma Tertochas Oyster Stuffing

Best Pumpkin Pie Recipe (Podcast)

Here's a pumpkin pie recipe for your Thanksgiving table.  But there's a secret....It's made with Butternut squash, not pumpkin.

PlanterTomato Podcast for Monday, November 22, 2010:

PlanterTomato_11_22_2010 Pumpkin Pie

 

Canning Tomatoes & A Quick Pasta Sauce Recipe (Podcast)

In this posting, I describe how to can tomatoes using a pressure caner and provide my wife's recipe for a quick, light pasta sauce you can make in about 25 minutes.

PlanterTomato Podcast for Friday, Sept 10, 2010:

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Hmong Red Cucumbers & A Refreshing Cucumber Mint Cooler (Podcast)

A very unusual cucumber and an equally unusual drink that will cool you down on those hot summer days.

PlanterTomato Podcast for Monday, August 2, 2010:

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Cucumber Avocado Soup & Smoked Salmon Lunch (Podcast)

We are now getting into the hottest days of summer, so here's a quick light meal idea for those days when it's too hot to move, let alone eat.

PlanterTomato Podcast for Tuesday, July 27, 2010:

PlanterTomato_7_27_2010CucumberAvocadoSoup

Top Ten Ways To Use Tomatoes (Podcast)

Ten great ways to use your tomato harvest.

PlanterTomato Podcast for Thursday, July 22, 2010:

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What To Do With All That Zucchini: Two Unusual Recipes (Podcast)

Recipes for Zucchini Carpaccio & Zucchini French Fries.

PlanterTomato Podcast for Thursday, July 15, 2010:

PlanterTomato_7_15_2010ZucchiniRecipes

The Ultimate BLT - Perfect For Independence Day Lunch (Podcast)

With gardening season in full swing, it's time to use those wonderful homegrown tomatoes and greens to make BLT's.

PlanterTomato Podcast for Saturday, July 3, 2010:

PlanterTomato_7_3_2010_Ultimate_BLT

A Recipe for Spicy Dill Pickles (Podcast)

If you're cucumber harvest is more than you can eat right now, here's a pickling recipe that will preserve them for a month.

PlanterTomato Podcast for Thursday, July 1, 2010:

PlanterTomato_7_1_2010DelikatessePickles

A Delicious Recipe For Cucumber Salad (Podcast)

A refreshing summer salad that takes just minutes to make.

PlanterTomato Podcast for Monday, June 28, 2010:

PlanterTomato6_28_2010CucumberSalad

Curing and Smoking Bacon at Home with Mesquite or Alder Wood (Podcast)

Cure and smoke bacon at home with this recipe and learn about the results of using two unusual woods to do the smoking.

PlanterTomato Podcast for Thursday, May 27, 2010:

PlanterTomato_5_27_2010Alder&MesquiteBacon

Recipe for Curing & Smoking Bacon

For the recipe on how to cure and smoke bacon at home, see my web site posting "Bacon, Proof of the Existence of God."

Three Radish Varieites & A Pickling Recipe That's Great for A Vodka Martini (Podcast)

In this posting, I'll describe three radishes I'm growing this year and provide a very unusual recipe to pickle them.

PlanterTomato Podcast for Tuesday, May 4, 2010:

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Recipe: Preserved Lemon Roasted Chicken (Podcast)

A simple and delicious roasted chicken recipe using preserved lemons from your garden.

PlanterTomato Podcast for Friday, April 9, 2010:

PlanterTomato_4_10_2010PreservedLemonChicken

Making Sauerkraut At Home: You May Want to Hire a Professional Taster (Podcast)

Learn the results of my recent attempt to make sauerkraut at home and get the recipe to make your own.

PlanterTomato Podcast for Monday, April 5, 2010:

PlanterTomato_4_5_2010SauerkrautResults

Bacon: Proof of the Existence of God (Podcast)

Want to eat the tastiest bacon ever?  Cure and smoke your own.  It's easier to do than you think, and I'll tell you how to do it.

PlanterTomato Podcast for Sunday, March 21, 2010

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A Squash By Any Other Name Would Not Smell So Sweet

Want to get your kids to eat vegetables? Learn dastardly tricks in this podcast.

PlanterTomato Podcast, Wednesday, March 17, 2010

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How to Make Sauerkraut & Other Pickled Vegetables

PlanterTomato Podcast for Monday, February 21, 2010

How to make your homemade sauerkraut and preserve carrots, beets, onions, and other vegetables you grow in your backyard garden.

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Wagner Never Ate Sauerkraut From A Can

PlanterTomato Podcast for Sunday, February 21, 2010

Discovering fresh sauerkraut and why you'll never want to eat canned or bottled sauerkraut ever again.

PlanterTomato 2_21_2010 Wagner Never Ate Sauerkraut From A Can