Minimally Invasive Garlic Archives

Field to Feast: Green Garlic & Radishes

Instead of the Farmers’ Market Feast I’ve run for the past few summers, I’ll be doing things a little differently around here this year, partnering with my friend Kasha Bialas of The FarmGirl Cooks. In fact, I’ll just let her introduce you to our new endeavor:

Once upon a time there was a food photographer in New Jersey who loved to shop at farmers’ markets. This photographer was an avid cook and blogger who took advantage of the local bounty, cooking for herself, her husband and her two loving pups. It just so happened that the farmer from whom she purchased vegetables, a single mom born and raised on a veggie farm in New York, was also an avid cook and blogger. What started out as a very businesslike transaction over radishes and onions has blossomed into a friendship based upon food, its preparations and the photographing of the results.

Join Amy of Minimally Invasive and Kasha of The FarmGirl Cooks, as they take you on a culinary journey documenting their challenge to create unique […]

By Amy|June 3, 2013|An Archive of Our Posts, Farmers' Market, Garlic, Gluten-free, Radishes, Spring|10 Comments

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From the Market — The Kickoff

We went straight from winter to summer around here, and not a moment too soon. I’m stuck in an office today instead of out enjoying perfect grilling/hanging out/whatever weather, but at least it gives me time to reflect on last weekend’s fixin’s.

We’re going to have some green on this blog and lots of it now that our local farmers’ market is back for the season! It was a bittersweet opening, as some of you know — our market is now dog-free. Poor Gil looked like a lost soul just wandering around without the boys, while I did what I always do and loaded up on good stuff to carry home. We’ll probably venture out to other markets that are dog-friendly in upcoming weeks, so stay tuned for a full report.

I felt like an appetizer to get the ball rolling, and ended up with one that would be just as good for barbecues as for a light dinner during grilling season […]

By Amy|June 3, 2011|Appetizers, asparagus, Farmers' Market, Farmers' Market Feast, Garlic, Gluten-free, Pictures, Pizza, Potatoes, Ringwood, Vegetables, Vegetarian|10 Comments

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Triple-Garlic Pizza

Or, the whole of the pie is greater than the sum of its alliums.

We visited the last monthly winter market this weekend to find the very first sign of Spring — wild garlic — at Nina’s booth. She’s my go-to source for fresh eggs and local honey, but she always has some lagniappe I appreciate — last year it was callaloo and micro greens and last month, freshly smoked jalapenos. But as soon as I saw this month’s wild garlic offering, I knew it was destined for spring’s perfect pizza. You can keep your ramps; I’ll stick to locally-grown wild garlic for $1 a bunch! (Sadly, we don’t have any growing in our yard or it’d be even cheaper.)

Since I’m pathologically incapable of making anything the same way twice, I subbed in a gluten-free crust and added layers of flavor with garlic oil and garlic confit. Frankly, I wouldn’t know where to draw the “too much garlic” line, but […]

By Amy|April 18, 2011|Cheese, Farmers' Market, Garlic, Gluten-free, Pictures, Pizza, Ringwood|9 Comments

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A pressing matter

When the time comes to add garlic to a dish, do you break out your knife and cutting board or do you reach for your garlic press? It’s a touchy subject for a lot of people, and the Cookthink blog gives a great rundown of the garlic press objections today.

Where do you stand? For the record, I have no issue whatsoever with using a press when I want minced garlic or garlic paste. Sometimes, though, I like a little texture. It’s all about context for me.

By Amy|October 31, 2007|Garlic, Kitchen gadgets|3 Comments

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