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Alice Kruse's avatar

Oh, I meant to mention our favorite turnip recipe is called Armored Turnips. They are "armored" because they are covered in a cheese sauce and baked until a goldeb crust forms on top.Slice and boil them first. If you are vegan you can use your favorite "cheez" sauce, like with cashews and nutritional yeast

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Shell at Shovel and Crunch's avatar

Thanks for this great turnip idea, Alice! ❤️

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Lorraine Thompson's avatar

Unbelievably beautiful veggies that you have harvested!! ❤️❤️

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Shell at Shovel and Crunch's avatar

Thanks so much, Lorraine! 🥰

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Cerina Triglavcanin's avatar

Well done on your pre-op harvest, what a variety!! Particularly love the Chinese Pink Celery, so pretty!

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Shell at Shovel and Crunch's avatar

Thanks so much, Cerina!

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Neural Foundry's avatar

Absolutely incredible timing on this harvest. The celery observation about homegrown flavor being more pronounced is spot on, grocery store celery tastes like crunchy water compared to garden-fresh. I've found the same with most brassicas and greens, there's this intensity that fades so quick after harvest. That African potato mint though, what a wildcard, never would've guessed a mint family plant would produce tubers like tha.

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Shell at Shovel and Crunch's avatar

I love how much better veggies taste when they’re homegrown. It makes the gardening so worthwhile. And I know, that mint was a huge surprise for me too. And the tubers were so delicious!

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Neural Foundry's avatar

Incredible timing pulling off that harvest before surgery! The succession plantng concept is something I've been experimenting with too in zone 5, and seeing those Swiss chard stems with their vibrancy still intact after 9 days of storage really validates the resiliance of cold-season brassicas. One thing I've noticed is the flavor intensification in chard when harvested post-frost seems to convert more starches to sugars similiar to what happens with kale.

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Shell at Shovel and Crunch's avatar

Thanks! The photos were only the day after the harvest, though. But everything still looks good 2 weeks later! I’m excited to see if that post-frost sweetness has happened. Thanks so much for reaching out. ❤️

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Alice Kruse's avatar

What a great looking harvest! That golden cabbage is spectacular! And the potato mint has to be one of the most unique vegetables I've seen. Plectranthus is also a popular houseplant with purple veined green leaves. Hope your surgery was a success and you are on the mend! Merry Christmas!

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Shell at Shovel and Crunch's avatar

Thanks so much, Alice! And I also love Plectranthus 'Mt. Carbine’ (Australian lemon leaf). It’s an herb with the most intensely lemon-scented leaves.

My surgery went well, and I’m so glad to be healing at home with family. Merry Christmast to you too!

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Jeannine Lawall's avatar

What a wonderful harvest! I'm curious about trying that potato mint, too...

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Shell at Shovel and Crunch's avatar

Thanks so much, Jeannine! ❤️

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N Leana's avatar

Wow, what a haul - congrats!

Re radish, turn any extra into kimchi - delish and keeps really well ☺️.

You can also grate it raw to serve as a garnish for stews and soups - wakes up the tastebuds and great for digestion too.

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Strength For the Journey's avatar

I agree on the celery! Homegrown celery is just so good. The African mint is interesting. I will have to look into it.

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