My journey of cooking, gardening, preserving and more
I love kale and, as I mentioned in my previous post on Tuscan Soup, it’s a nutritional powerhouse. It’s great raw, chopped up in a salad, which is how to gain the most benefits from it. The second best way is to just lightly saute’ …
I love soup and making udon noodle soup at home is a great way to highlight a lot of beautiful veggies in one dish. I threw this one together the other night with what I had on hand and when I served it for dinner, …
Well, my broccoli sprouts sprouted overnight!
This is what they looked like on Saturday (they’re the seeds on the left):
And this is what they looked like Sunday morning:
I started these on Friday afternoon, so I’m very pleased with the results so far. As for the Madison Market Mix in the first picture – that stuff is sprout crack. Just warning you.
If you grow your own sprouts at home, I’d love to hear from you.
What? You don’t like Brussels sprouts? How can you not love them? If the only way you’ve ever had Brussels sprouts is from a frozen package and then boiled to death, I’d like to think you’re in for a treat. But the reality is, some …
I do a lot of canning but Sunday was my first attempt at canning tomatillo salsa. Last year I roasted them and then froze them, but we have such an overload this year that I thought canning them was a longer lasting solution. It came …
If you grow green beans, you know how quickly they can overwhelm you with their bounty. Here’s one of my go-to, easy ways to serve them. Did I mention this is really, really easy?
Take a couple of cups of barely-steamed green beans that have been chilled, toss with a teaspoon or two of toasted sesame seed oil, white and/or black sesame seeds and a pinch of salt and let sit for an hour or so.
That’s it. That’s all there is to it.
If you’ve ever wondered what to do with a lot of green beans, this is my go-to solution. They’re delicious alongside just about everything.
Once in a while, I add a clove of garlic that I’ve minced up but I add garlic to practically everything.
I told you this was easy! Enjoy.
Want to impress your friends and family with a super easy and delicious recipe? I never considered making my own ricotta cheese until I stumbled across it in one of my food magazines a few years ago. I’m dying to try my hand at using …