With the release of Kinfolk, an online magazine devoted to “small gartherings”, I’ve been inspired by the idea that entertaining is changing. For a long time now I’ve been turned off by the word, “entertaining”, which brings to mind...
This past week at La Domestique we celebrated a big carrot harvest from my Colorado community garden plot. The beautiful flavor of a fresh, sweet summer carrot is often in the shadow of the more popular tomatoes and zucchini. Cook in the moment and take the...
Let’s wrap up carrot week with a quick pickle and a flavorful sandwich that’s sure to shake up your packed lunch routine. As I searched for fun ways to use an abundance of carrots from my garden, I was inspired by a recipe for Do Chua found in the...
Growing Carrots This is my first year growing vegetables in a community garden plot and I’ve really enjoyed cultivating carrots. My 10×20 foot plot is separated into 3 mini-plots, one of which I devoted to carrots and beets this spring. I grew multicolored...
Last week I harvested about 50 carrots from my garden just outside Boulder, Colorado. This is my first year growing vegetables on my own, and I was so excited when sowing carrots back in April I forgot about succession planting. This means all my carrots were ready...
