Why Didn’t I Mark the Greens?
Oh, I’ll be able to remember what I planted. Wrong. Help. What is this? I can’t remember. I first thought the smaller green on the left was Corn Salad, but I’m thinking it might be Rocket?? So what would the the green on the right be? The smaller is milder so I don’t think it [...]
Community Supported Agriculture
On Saturday morning in our house the first thing we do is head out the door for the farmer’s market to collect our CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) box. It’s always exciting to see what’s in the box. With the beginning of the season rains, the box was sparse, but now it’s filled to capacity. Today [...]
Dinner
Kamut Summer Salad
I like to have salads in the refrigerator. When the kids groan that they are hungry, I always have a response, “there’s a salad in the fridge.” I say this in the voice of Howard Wolowitz’s mother. Yesterday, I made a summer salad with Kamut (pronounced kah-moot). Kamut is an ancient Egyptian grain and a close relative [...]
Garlic Scape Pesto
Look what came in our CSA box this past Saturday. Garlic Scapes. What are garlic scapes? They are the wildy, curly shoots that pop from the tops of garlic plants. They are a beautiful green with a mild garlic fragrance and a mellow garlic flavor. What can you do with garlic scapes? A few things. [...]
I think it might be easier to abstain from eating all together.
I’m not sure if I should read more about the sources of our seafood or give-up and eat whatever. The more I know, the more I don’t know what to eat. Seafood? What’s full of mercury? What’s full of PCBs? Carcinogens? Wild or farm raised per species? What’s sustainable? Since the oil spill in the [...]
Happy St. Patrick’s Day
I know this post has nothing to do with St. Patrick’s Day. I was going to whip up a Colcannon for dinner tonight, but I have pansies and the weather is beautiful. We’ll see? What I have wanted to share for a few months now is a homemade pancake/waffle mix. When I first began to [...]
Yerba Mate “Drink of the Gods”
I began drinking Yerba Mate years ago. Kevin was in Argentina on business once, and came home with a gourd and bombilla (a filter like straw). Hmmm, interesting gift. Actually it tuned out to be a great gift. Although, I have never used the gourd in fear of lead poisoning, I have tried what they [...]
Epiphany – January 6th – King Cake
Yes, I’m already behind and it’s only January 10th. Playing catch-up as usual. Last Thursday was Epiphany, also known as Three Kings’ Day, Twelfth Night, Twelfth Day, and/or Feast of Epiphany. Growing up Catholic it meant that the Three Wise Men (Three Kings) arrived at the manager with three gifts for baby Jesus. Epiphany also [...]
Colonoscopy before Thanksgiving
I had my first colonoscopy, and I honestly do not know what the big deal is with everyone being weirded-out. It was simple – almost spa like. The worst part is the prep the day before the procedure, but come on – people are going to bed hungry all over the world – stop the [...]
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