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About Debbie Palmer

Once upon a time Debbie managed "everything but the farming" for Live Earth Farm's CSA (over a decade as CSA coordinator, newsletter editor, you name it), but she is perhaps most well known for being the farm's Recipe Maven from 1998 to 2011. Although less directly involved with the farm these days, she continues to maintain her extensive database of CSA recipes sorted by 'key ingredient.' Click here to go to Notes from Debbie's Kitchen and her recipe database. And starting in 2013, look for her new "Debbie's Kitchen 2.0" blog...

How to tell Spring Onions, Leeks and Green Garlic apart

This still stumps people, and it is easy to see why. They look so similar! Okay, that’s an understatement; the leeks and green garlic are undistinguishable visually. The onions are the easiest to tell from the others, as the green part of the stalk is tubular and hollow. The green part of the garlic and [...]

By |2014-05-29T21:06:13-07:00May 29th, 2011|Tips & Techniques|Comments Off on How to tell Spring Onions, Leeks and Green Garlic apart
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Debbie’s Basic Greens Cooking Techniques

First, evaluate the tenderness of the greens you'll be using - on the tougher/firmer end of the scale, we have collards and Lacinato (Dino) kale. In the middle are Red Russian kale and beet greens (and greens from veggies like rutabagas), then next maybe chard. On the tender end are things like spinach, mustard greens, [...]

By |2014-05-29T20:52:44-07:00May 29th, 2011|Tips & Techniques|Comments Off on Debbie’s Basic Greens Cooking Techniques
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