Local Foods – My Very Own Lettuce
(Image Source: Wish-Bone) In a previous post I shared some shots of my deck garden. I felt that I didn’t have enough space to plant much lettuce and was rather bummed. I stood outside for a bit the other day and realized that some of the junk in my yard would make for a lovely...
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Local foods – Organic deck garden 2006
This is super local! Its our deck. We have planted with only organic materials this year. The soil bag said to not use it to start seeds but we did and they are sprouting fine. These are the same 96 cent planters I modified last year for upside down tomatoes but this year they will...
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Miso Raisin Collard Greens
Miso Raisin Collard Greens Ingredients: 1/2 large onion 3 tablespoons olive oil Pinch of ground annatto seeds 8 large collard green leaves 8-10 beet greens (with stems) (can substitute other types of greens that are not too bitter) 1.5 ounces (small box) raisins 8.45 ounce box of Whole Foods “365 Organic” Miso broth 6 ounces...
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Posted on Dec 29
How to make Colombian Empanadas – directions
Colombian empanadas, filled with a divine pork stuffing, deep fried, and served immediately with pique (onions, cilantro, garlic, vinegar) and limes. In this previous post you will see a Flickr Flash slideshow on how Colombian empanadas are made! The directions you see in this post can also be sourced by clicking on these images, the...
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Ginger Carrot Soup
Bag of carrots (20 medium sized ones) small cubes small bag of parsnips (10 smallish ones) small cubes 1/4 cup minced crystallized ginger small onion, chopped into small pieces 2 tblspoons butter 2 teaspoons tumeric 8 ounce pck pre-sliced baby bella mushrooms coconut creme (its pretty fluid at room temp) 2 quarts chicken broth Finish:...
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