Foodie Ideas From Pittsburgh Restaurants

Wood-Fired Cauliflower

While I lack in cooking skills, I am great at eating! Check out this wonderful wood-fired cauliflower with snap peas from Fig & Ash in Pittsburgh, PA. Ingredients: Cauliflower – roasting and grilling softens the flavor of cauliflower. Snap Peas Miso Garlic Cauliflower Tofu Puree Pickled Raisin Pepita – this is pumpkin seed in case […]

Cauliflower Varieties

Fioretto Cauliflower

Even if cauliflower is not your favorite vegetable, you have to give Fioretto Cauliflower a try. Features: 1) It produces sprouts instead of a head which is why it is called a sprouting cauliflower.  The angle of my photo does not show the sprouts! 2) The stems are a light green, very flavorful and tender. […]

Red Alert

Red Alert – Bad Fruit Companions for the Cabbage Family

If you are growing any plants in the Cabbage/Brassica family such as broccoli, cauliflower, brussels sprouts, cabbage, kale and kohlrabi, you should think again before you plant strawberries next to them.  Strawberries are bad companions for this veggie family.     Strawberries send off shoots/runners and can be very invasive if not controlled. When the […]