Riesling Vs Chardonnay

As I promised, here's the news on my first attempt at sauerkraut. (Some people like to put some relish in it, too). Spread this generously on the toast. So many of you weighed in with helpful feedback and enthusiasm.

What grapes grow in zone 9? This usually means grapes with seeds since seedless grapes have not been bred with disease resistance as a priority.Next, consider what you want to grow the grapes for – eating fresh out of hand, preserving, drying or making...

Read Sirekis's whole blog entry at www.fb.org/blog2/blog1.php/2008/12/19/food-trends-a-look-back-at-2008-a-look-a-2009 . There are trends all around us —in our clothing, popular recreational activities, and, yes, even our food.

In the 2004-2005 season, more Honeycrisp trees were planted than any other kind.Aromatic, firm and round, these large-sized apples sport peels that are speckled pink overtop pale yellow and green.

Quince contain plenty of pectin so they're easy to cook unpeeled. Maybe because quince must be cooked and can't be eaten out of hand, these fragrant and ancient fruits are unfamiliar to most of us.

It's all about the cheese; guests like to boast of how many servings they've managed to eat. It's a lot of fun. It keeps me at the stove, but I use a small no-stick pan and watch the slices very carefully, sliding them onto warmed plates to serve.

She writes from a still-bucolic but ever-more-suburban town in the New York City ‘burbs. Judith Hausman's blog – Finally Trying Sauerkraut – Urban Farm Online Finally Trying Sauerkraut sauerkraut, Judith Hausman, cabbage It's time to try making...

In the past year, they turned separate ranch-hand quarters into a cozy guesthouse. A gregarious farmer and jack of all trades, Siemens is a wealth of information about this hugely popular and profitable nut.

It isn't surprising that locavores want to drink local wine and local beer. Read more of The Hungry Locavore » Judith Hausman As a long-time freelance food writer, Judith Hausman has written about every aspect of food, but local producers and artisanal...

Hand pruners with holster . Perhaps this will bump me up closer to that 90 percent gift/list level. Perhaps you could also share this list with people who are searching for ideas for their garden and farm-oriented loved ones.

Quinine A natural compound in cinchona tree bark, quinine has been touted for centuries for its medicinal attributes (it was the first documented effective treatment for malaria in the 1600s) and is now best-known as the bitter agent in tonic water, bitters...