Hot pepper jelly is not for the timid, nor for toast. Try it as a spicy sweet condiment over a mild cheese or add a spoonful to stir fry for a powerful punch of heat. Cookbook author, Ellen Ecker Ogden author of The Complete Kitchen Garden cookbook, shares her recipe for hot pepper jelly.
Kitchen Garden Recipes
Seasonal recipes from the garden to table. Ellen Ecker Ogden's recipes using garden-fresh vegetables, herbs, and fruits feature beautiful photography.
Garden Smart: a mid-summer plan
It’s mid summer, and time to kick back and enjoy the garden. But the truth is that I am still hunched over filling weed buckets, clipping spent blossoms and flicking Japanese beetles into jars of soapy water (making beetle juice?). And I discovered a half price sale at my favorite garden center, and decided to […]
Grow Food not Flowers.
There is no doubt that the best part of writing a book is the tour that follows. Last week, I was a speaker at the Philadelphia Flower Show and tomorrow the Boston Flower Show. Since my talk is in the late afternoon, I have all day to stroll the floral exhibits. It is truly remarkable […]
The Complete Kitchen Garden: An Inspired Collection of Garden Designs and 100 Seasonal Recipes
Spring Salad Dressing
Spring Salads From quick vinaigrette to a robust garlicky dressing, crisp, fresh greens deserve just the right dressing. As a general rule, try to pair tender spring greens with light, fruity dressings, while the hardier, more succulent leaves demand either a hot dressing, which will soften the tough stems, or a dressing with a more […]
