Vegetables

Sayote/Chayote

ByMaria November 9, 2012

I have been gathering sayote from my garden for awhile now and I can’t keep up with the fruits. Some are getting mature already and ready to be planted again. Its funny how it gives fruits continuously and then suddenly stops and then continues fruiting again. I have made so many recipes out of these delectable fruits. I made fresh lumpia, stir fry noodles, chop suey, chicken tinola, and just plain stir fry sayote /ginisang sayote with shrimp and pork.
Sayote fruit is light green in color and have seed inside which is also edible. The young shoots and leaves can be eaten as salad, a mixture of blanched sayote leaves, tomatoes, red onions and season with Fish sauce/patis.
A native to Brazil, sayote is a good source of amino acids and Vit. C.

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Long Beans/Sitaw

ByMaria April 21, 2014

Long beans or sitaw as we call them is in the member of the family of legume except they are eaten as green pods unlike other beans like navy beans or azuki beans. They are also called yard long beans or asparagus beans. I remember eating these beans cooked as adobo. It taste good and…

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Cucumber

ByMaria February 15, 2011

These are cucumber sprouts about 5 days after I’ve sown them.

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Lettuce

ByMaria February 7, 2011

More tips about lettuce, let some plants to bolt into flower. Then save the seeds for your next planting. I always do especially the ones I have right now is not available anymore in the catalogs. My old friend ordered it from Parks Seed, but they do not have it anymore. The variety is called…

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Achuete

ByMaria January 25, 2011

Bixa Orellana Achuete is probably the most important ingredient in the Filipino cuisine. The bright red color that imparts in the food makes the food more palatable and presentable. It is most used in recipes that we inherited from the Spaniards like the dish we call “menudo” or the famous “paella”. Achuete is an evergreen,…

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Cucumber Flowers

ByMaria March 14, 2011

After a week or so, I’ve been seeing cucumber flowers. I can’t wait to see what it looks like. That’s why it’s important that you label your seedlings to know what variety it is. In this case, I don’t know because a friend of mine just gave me the seeds. Anyways, pollination is important, so…

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Cucumber Prt 3

ByMaria February 23, 2011

This are the cucumber seedlings after my last week’s blog. They developed their true leaves and on their way. I like cucumbers in salad. I also like it with seasoned vinegar and red onion as a side dish for fish or any meat entrees. I wll be waiting impatiently for the fruits to come in…

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