Galbi Mandu(Korean Dumpling) with ginger cream and pickled radish

Large Cayenne peppers before they turn red

They can get to be a foot long!

cherry tomatoes are getting ripe

Ceylon tomatoes, this is as big as they get!

Building a tomato trellis out of bamboo

I have Bamboo towering next to my barn. I always keep it around to make trellises, stakes, and fencing. Its cheap , sturdy, and simple. I cut down and trim 11ft stalks, and cut them to any size I need. here I used a cheap Sisal Natural Twine from home Depot, its rough so no slipping, plus it can handle the outside weather. As the tomatoes grow I will keep adding levels of bamboo. The tomatoes I have growing this year are Ceylon, Money Maker, Black Oxheart, Emerald Evergreen, Brandywine,and Golden Jubilee.

Fried Green Tomatoes Recipe

• 3 medium, firm green tomatoes
• Salt
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 Tbsp The culinary Herb Farm Cajun seasoning
• 1/2 cup milk or buttermilk
• 1 egg
• 1/3 cup cornmeal
• 1/2 cup fine dry bread crumbs
• 1/4 cup peanut oil or other vegetable oil

METHOD

1 Cut unpeeled tomatoes into 1/2 inch slices. Sprinkle slices with salt. Meanwhile, place in separate shallow bowls: the flour and Cajun seasoning (if using), buttermilk and egg, and bread crumbs and cornmeal.

2 Heat the peanut oil in a skillet on medium heat. Beat the egg and the buttermilk together. Dip tomato slices in the flour-seasoning mix, then buttermilk-egg mixture, then the cornmeal-bread crumb mix. In the skillet, fry half of the coated tomato slices at a time, for 3-5 minutes on each side or until brown. Set the cooked tomatoes on paper towels to drain. excellent with cajun remoulade sauce(recipe follows).

Cajun Remoulade Sauce:

1 tsp of The culinary Herb Farm Cajun Mix

2 Tbsp of mayonnaise

combine ingredients and serve with fried green tomatoes

Green Zebra Tomatoes

Green Zebra have a wonderful tart and sweet taste. Pick a week early to make fried green tomatoes!

Drying Herbs

Bunch drying is an easy way to dry long-stemmed herbs, such as marjoram, sage, savory, mint, parsley, basil, dill, and rosemary. Harvest your herbs at the peak of flavor. Before the plant starts to flower.On days that hit 100 degrees, its perfect for a quick dry .A fan helps with humidity.Here I have thai basil and sweet basil