Well, it’s come to this…the last salad greens. Today I harvest this row of winter salad greens, and they will not likely grow back. The growing season has come to a close. The season of the Naked Trees is very much upon us. Everything that was a riot of color has toned down to the muted russet of late autumn. A possible snow in the short term forecast (weather prophets love to hype a storm, eh?). Last year we had a pre-Halloween snow that cost many a tree as the leaves caught the very wet snow and the weight was too much to bear.
Still a sufficient amount of green in the garden for cooking. The tat-soi and collard are particularly lovely and tasty!
Who’s got a favorite recipe for cooked greens? My go to is simple and basic coconut oil with garlic saute, but I could use a change up.
Ankle still on the mend, no running today…possibly by the middle of the coming week. Today is a lift day 🙂 Happy Friday everyone.
*anna
oceannah 
Picture perfect…and headed for the pot! Happy harvesting. 🙂
By: Ogee on October 26, 2012
at 10:38 am
Thanks Audrey Love to cook and love the greens ‘specially this time of year after a frost sweetens them up a touch.
By: oceannah on October 29, 2012
at 1:18 am
There sure is a lot of storm hype…we will see! Hunker down and enjoy!
By: tri-grandma-try on October 26, 2012
at 2:18 pm
agreed Cindy…we got hit w/ Irene last year very hard and I think everyone here is over reacting a bit.
By: oceannah on October 29, 2012
at 1:16 am
I like to toss my greens raw with some olive oil and fresh ground salt and pepper… Mmmmm!
Rest that ankle… hope it feels better soon 🙂
By: flamidwyfe on October 26, 2012
at 6:18 pm
I like kale that way 🙂 Ankle only so-so…bit of a drag. Hope the storm was not a bummer for you in FL
By: oceannah on October 29, 2012
at 1:07 am
Bye bye greens…will miss you until next year.
By: fruitandcake on October 27, 2012
at 2:46 am
😦 sadly so….
By: oceannah on October 29, 2012
at 1:06 am
Beautiful garden photos! I love this time of year, even though it means our gardens are coming to an end. There’s a garden in Concord, NH that uses this really low (lower than waist-high, I think) tube greenhouse concept. I can’t remember the name. And something to do with pulling heat from the earth – he grows vegetables year round.
Not sure if you’re growing chard but I like to steam my chard and then saute it with dried cranberries (soak them first for a few minutes), pine nuts and garlic. I cook with coconut oil and it does add a little flavor in this dish. Tasty.
We’ve had snow here already! It was a crazy week..
By: trikatykid on October 27, 2012
at 6:34 am
Ohhh, Katy that sounds delish! My hubby loves cranberries! That’s what I love about this blog community so many wonderful ideas…I never would have come up w/ that combo Thanks.
By: oceannah on October 29, 2012
at 1:05 am
I love putting hearty greens into soups. Adds great texture, nutrition, and vibrancy. Hope the storm treats you well. We have all our hatches battened down.
By: Little Sis on October 28, 2012
at 9:03 pm
Yum! Stay safe LS 🙂
By: oceannah on October 29, 2012
at 1:04 am