Comments on The Conscious Kitchen: Reconsidering the Radish

I am not a big radish eater. I may eat a few in a ...

2010-05-27T22:04:04.422-05:00

I am not a big radish eater. I may eat a few in a salad, but I do not grow them or buy them. However...

The roasted radishes look great. Just like roasted potatoes.

I think I may roast some new potatoes and radishes and see what gets eaten by the crowd.

I may be getting some radish seeds for my garden...thanks for opening my eyes to a new way to eat a radish.

Agreed, people do underestimate the radish. It's g...

2010-02-10T16:25:43.747-05:00

Agreed, people do underestimate the radish. It's great, I love the texture and the color.

WOW! Fresh ideas to utilized what I have in my gar...

2010-02-09T18:57:22.894-05:00

WOW! Fresh ideas to utilized what I have in my garden. Thanks a lot for sharing.

hi there! so nice to be here again! Hei! that's gi...

2010-02-09T17:52:16.491-05:00

hi there! so nice to be here again!
Hei! that's giardiniera, my grandma used to make it. I can make it too, last summer I made 14 jars! They were all xmas presents.
It's nice, very nice. I make it with carrots, cauliflower, french beans, small onions and bay leaves. So that you have orange/white/bright green colours.
Even the jar it's the same. :)
Love from ITaly :)
ciao!

beautiful pics!

2009-12-22T20:00:40.554-05:00

beautiful pics!

I've got some French Breakfast Radish seeds for ne...

2009-11-13T14:08:38.799-05:00

I've got some French Breakfast Radish seeds for next year, Bazu, those may be your pink and white ones. They are fun to grow. Nice to hear from you!

Hurrah for radishes! I remember one of my first ga...

2009-11-04T09:29:57.011-05:00

Hurrah for radishes! I remember one of my first gardening experiments involved white/red radishes that looked like peppermint candies- so gorgeous!
I love radishes - especially in the winter, I love having a little crunchy thing on the side with dinner. I also love radish greens in sandwiches and salads.
So good to see your posts again- gorgeous and thought-provoking as usual!

Damn, I really wish that soup would have worked ou...

2009-11-04T00:28:01.373-05:00

Damn, I really wish that soup would have worked out because it's gorgeous!

Jenn, thanks very much--I appreciate it. Yeah, lo...

2009-11-02T18:54:43.276-05:00

Jenn, thanks very much--I appreciate it. Yeah, look out for the black radishes, they are pretty cool and though strongly flavored, interesting. The watermelon radishes are a great place to start with radishes too--and pretty!

Liz, thanks, I'm glad to be back! No, I can't believe you've never had a radish. Have you just picked them out of all your salads for years or did they just never come across your plate?

Thanks, zemmely! Hope you make a tart soon. They can be so delicious. I should have some almond tart recipes coming up soon too, so look out for those.

Keyless, that is an entirely more reasonable way to plant radishes and if I have any say over how it's done in my future gardens, that's how I'll roll with it.

Hey Jenn, hope you got a Karma cupcake the other day at Karma--I made 3 dz of them, hopefully the got around! Hoping someday to get back to your class when my hand allows for flow again. Happy radish roasting.

Yay! Have been needing ideas for what to do with ...

2009-11-01T23:15:41.656-05:00

Yay! Have been needing ideas for what to do with such radishes and now can't wait to roast them and make a nasturtium salad with them this week. Hope your expo went well this weekend and to see you bopping around Karma and such soon...
Happy November!

Emilie, I have not crossed into the territory of R...

2009-11-01T10:04:26.849-05:00

Emilie,
I have not crossed into the territory of Radish Fan. I did grow them for Dad - planting 10 seeds each week so that there was a steady supply until that week that I left the packet in my pocket when the jeans went into the wash. I remembered too late and planted all the rest of the wet seeds after washing them thoroughly. Laundered radish seeds grow with a lesser success rate.
Still, they are lovely to pluck from the dirt - round surprises at the end of a green stem. Wish you were close enough to share our garden space.
Mom

I'm so glad you're back--I've missed your eloquent...

2009-10-31T19:29:55.565-05:00

I'm so glad you're back--I've missed your eloquent and beautiful posts.

I found your blog last year, looking for tart recipes (which I never made). I got carried away looking at many of your posts, and added you to my blog list--and was happy to see that you were posting anew.

So lovely to see you posting again!! I've missed y...

2009-10-31T07:29:15.193-05:00

So lovely to see you posting again!! I've missed you :)

I've actually never tried a radish... can you believe it?!??!

Looking forward to the upcoming treat posts, as always!!

You have a beautiful site and this post is so well...

2009-10-30T18:44:57.620-05:00

You have a beautiful site and this post is so well-written. Lucky you for having a garden plot! It is one of my dreams :) I guess I'll have to discover the radish before I can rediscover it. Still, you have pretty well convinced me. Especially roasted radishes...I like the sound of that! Those black radishes are so exotic looking; I don't think I've ever seen those before.

Andrea, Ok, so cilantro is my final frontier. I d...

2009-10-30T15:43:11.578-05:00

Andrea, Ok, so cilantro is my final frontier. I do not go there, but I suppose there's hope that I could learn to love it. Love arugula. Great thought on the coconut oil for cooking those bitter greens in. Thanks!

Josiane Cool thought, thank you--I bet the daikon seeds sprout really quickly too. Those would be nice in maki I bet or Japanese inspired salad.

Amey Thanks very much! Even though you are now making it very difficult for me to think of anything else besides espresso nutmeg caramels. I could die now for want of them.

The watermelon radishes are so beautiful, they definitely take radishes to the next level!

ha ha... radishes! I consider radishes to be one o...

2009-10-30T15:33:51.539-05:00

ha ha... radishes! I consider radishes to be one of the main reasons that I stopped subscribing to my CSA and started going to the farmers market instead. all those bags of rotting radishes in the fridge were weighing on my conscience.

That said, I also discovered watermelon radishes last year and I LOVE THEM. They're not as spicy and they're just so beautiful. I mostly just put them on salads, but they're definitely the first radish I've ever had affection for.

welcome back! I had a candy making party last weekend and we made your espresso salted nutmeg caramels - totally amazing!

:) amey

I do not consider it bad form at all! I loved you...

2009-10-30T15:22:08.437-05:00

I do not consider it bad form at all! I loved your ode to the radish.
Your lemon pepper roasted radishes sound fabulous; I'll have to try that next time I have some on hand.
If ever you miss fresh radishes during the winter months, sprouting daikon seeds is something you may want to try. I've given it a try this summer, and really loved the results.

i feel the same way about radishes! they are so cu...

2009-10-30T14:32:55.714-05:00

i feel the same way about radishes! they are so cute but i just can't love them the way i love other veggies. however, i just got hired on a farm with radishes a-plenty, so i imagine i will be learning to enjoy them more and more. i ate the greens from the first bunch, sauteed in coconut oil with other bitter greens; the sweetness of coconut oil cuts the very sharp taste of the radish nicely.

i have also learned to love arugula and cilantro once i plucked them from my own garden! the miracle of the garden indeed! cheers to your beautiful blog!