Comments on: Dreams and Lemons http://straightfromthefarm.net/2008/03/17/broccoli-with-lemon-and-herbs/ In the kitchen with truly fresh produce Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:28:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: small thrust bearings http://straightfromthefarm.net/2008/03/17/broccoli-with-lemon-and-herbs/#comment-63992 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 14:11:25 +0000 http://straightfromthefarm.wordpress.com/?p=503#comment-63992 National Conference blog…

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]]> By: kenji otsuka http://straightfromthefarm.net/2008/03/17/broccoli-with-lemon-and-herbs/#comment-23272 Fri, 20 May 2011 21:03:54 +0000 http://straightfromthefarm.wordpress.com/?p=503#comment-23272 i have grown galega kales like you.they have white flower.where did you get the seeds?

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]]> By: Jennie http://straightfromthefarm.net/2008/03/17/broccoli-with-lemon-and-herbs/#comment-2120 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:28:52 +0000 http://straightfromthefarm.wordpress.com/?p=503#comment-2120 Gintoino – Really, that’s not broccoli?? Wow, I would have sworn it was but it explains why there was so much of it if this plant is what you use in caldo verde. I think I remember you telling me about eating the flower buds. I really must try growing both broccoli and kale this year until they flower and go to seed so I can 1) see which plant this was in the photos and 2) try eating the flowers. I love how differently our two countries approach the brassica family of plants. Portugal definitely puts them to better use! :)

By the way, I didn’t get a chance to try folhada this weekend, but I promise it’ll happen this week! :)

]]> By: gintoino http://straightfromthefarm.net/2008/03/17/broccoli-with-lemon-and-herbs/#comment-2102 Sun, 23 Mar 2008 00:45:04 +0000 http://straightfromthefarm.wordpress.com/?p=503#comment-2102 Hi jennie, I’m not sure about those “broccoli” but I think that was “couve galega” , a type of kale (I think…we call couve to all types of brassica, so it is difficult to me to say in which group does it go), the one we use to make “caldo verde” (the one in your picture, with the turnips). They let it go into flower to collect the seeds, but we also eat the flower buds (we call it “grelos de couve”. We also eat “grelos de nabo” – turnip flower buds)
I really hope you will master that “massa folhada”. ;-)

]]> By: Jennie http://straightfromthefarm.net/2008/03/17/broccoli-with-lemon-and-herbs/#comment-2082 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:24:25 +0000 http://straightfromthefarm.wordpress.com/?p=503#comment-2082 Gintoino – I’m glad you enjoyed the broccoli! Oh, another question for you, now that I think of it. I noticed that all over the farms in the north they had their broccoli plants grown very tal with flowers. I guess they let them re-seed themselves each year? I don’t know if that makes sense…in other words, do farmers plant new broccoli seeds each year or do they let them just grow without ever pulling them up? Here in the States, we only grow the broccoli plant until it produces a nice bunch of broccoli and maybe a few small pieces too, but then we pull it out of the ground. I had not seen broccoli grown so big before. Is it good for the grapevines or something? I saw it growing like this among a lot of grapevines. Very curious about it. :)

Obrigada, as always, for answering all my questions about Portugal. :) I will definitely let you know how the massa folhada goes this weekend! :)

]]> By: gintoino http://straightfromthefarm.net/2008/03/17/broccoli-with-lemon-and-herbs/#comment-2068 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 18:25:10 +0000 http://straightfromthefarm.wordpress.com/?p=503#comment-2068 Very yummy. I used a bit of chives to give it a “garlicky” flavour (I do like garlic with my broccoli) and it worked very well. I do hope you will manage to master the “massa folhada” (I have faith you will). Please let us know how it went.

]]> By: Jennie http://straightfromthefarm.net/2008/03/17/broccoli-with-lemon-and-herbs/#comment-2063 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:03:01 +0000 http://straightfromthefarm.wordpress.com/?p=503#comment-2063 Gintoino – It’s so nice to be able to have a recipe that’s entirely Portuguese. Luckily, it’s also easy for everyone here to make too. :) I hope you liked it! I’m glad to hear you are planting a lemon tree. I will now be as jealous of your lemons as you are of my cranberries. :) How is your garden doing so far this spring?

So, I think I am going to try that pastry dough you sent this weekend. I have read through it several times now and keep getting a little intimidated but decided I should just try it. If it doesn’t work, then I’ll just have a little less butter and flour. If it does work though, I might have to open up a pastry shop just to sell traditional Portuguese pastries! :)

]]> By: gintoino http://straightfromthefarm.net/2008/03/17/broccoli-with-lemon-and-herbs/#comment-2059 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:51:44 +0000 http://straightfromthefarm.wordpress.com/?p=503#comment-2059 What a crazy dream! I can’t usualy remember my dreams but I bet I have some weirder ones ;-)

Now, as for todays recipe….what can I say? It looks great! I absolutely love broccolli and usually have them at home, so guess what’s for dinner tonight? ;-) And all made with portuguese ingredients! I don’t have the lemon tree yet but will plant it next fall.

As usual the pictures are great!

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