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Garlic scapes are here!

Garlic scapes are here!
So, I have a confession to make.   I am not a measure-er.  What?? When I cook, I rarely measure the ingredients.  I follow recipes loosely–they are a guideline right?  Consequently, I sometimes have to guesstimate how much of this or that has gone into a recipe I share with you…so far so good :) Here is just such a recipe, I wait all year to harvest the garlic scapes from my garden–looks like I should be able to harvest in the next few days!!  Yeah! Not familiar with garlic scapes?  Garlic scapes are the flower stalk of the garlic.  They need to be harvested so that the plant puts its energy into growing the bulb (not...

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