Stuffed Collard Leaves

Why not? Why should the Middle Eastern folks have all the fun? I harvested some young collards and put them in the microwave for a few minutes to tenderize them. Then I stuffed them with cooked brown rice and peppers and covered them with marinara sauce. Yum. Who says collards are just to be cooked to death with fatback? I think Marjorie would approve.

Snakebite Sauce and Fried Green Tomatoes

It is tomato freezing cold here at the B&B. I harvested all of the green tomatoes yesterday and made fried green tomatoes for my guests. The Roma tomatoes were cut in 1/4 inch rounds ,dredged in cornmeal and flour, doused with Mrs. Dash's Lemon Pepper and "fried" in butter. The St. Augustine Snakebite sauce was served as an optional side in a crystal dish. The guests from the frozen north seemed to enjoy the sauce engendered warmth.

Florida's Cranberries AKA Rosselle

The flower looked like an okra flower but MKR's description of a rosselle plant was clear enough for me to understand that I did indeed have one courtesy of Lowes. Or at least I HAD one until the freeze. Curses on La Ninya or Ninyo whichever weather system dries us and freezes us. My urban farm is certainly dry and certainly cold.

Anyway I harvested the dead Rosselle calyxs and followed the directions for making jam. Yes, it turned out syrupy and red. It is good on hot biscuits, but then what isn't?