PING ISLAND STRIKE

  these grow cylindrical instead of spherical…tonight we served them poached in strawberry consomme with whipped blue cheese, cocoa nibs …
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this is proof that if you follow Maria Thun’s planting calender you will get straight, consistent carrots….when I pulled them out …
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  These came straight from the boat and were still moving, one scared the crap out of me when it …
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these edible succulents are really neat.  What a cool texture

the may garden is great because you are still harvesting some things from the late winter garden but you also …
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  Sometimes it pays to be impatient.  Most of the time it doesn’t.  One of the best things about our …
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We finally harvested our farro.  What a cool experience.  You certainly cook it with more care after you see the …
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  we are fortunate enough to make jowl bacon out of emile’s pigs from caw caw creek.  The quality of …
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Insipred by the local shrimp arriving with it’s roe local shrimp, avocado, white soy, red miso powder, perilla

This technique allows us to get the olive oil on the plate exactly where we want it and the guest …
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  this is so good….really well balanced. 

      Something tells me this will be served with zucchini puree

Yesterday I picked a few squash and zucchini…nothing to speak of, most of them were small

  what a great snack…….these were wonderful dipped in Frank’s Red Hot

the tornado killed our scarecrow

  liquid center english pea soup encapsulated with crispy carrot puree

  We really like this dish…the scallops are poached until the reach 50c and then chilled..then we slice them and …
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Today we cooked beets in the pressure cooker under vaccum in strawberry consomme….really tasty…once this dish is complete it will …
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Haven’t posted anything in a while………..been on the road, but I’m back!..promise to post more often

The garden is growing like crazy..lots to look forward to.

I am proud to announce Chef Todd Richards as our May guest chef.  Todd is a great guy and one …
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