My journey of cooking, gardening, preserving and more
Have you ever had a subject that is so beautiful to you that you can’t even choose one shot? That is the dilemma I had with my recently sprouted radish seeds. If you haven’t followed my previous posts, I’ve recently begun sprouting at home and …
A few years ago, I got the brilliant idea to plant horseradish. I got the roots at a local store and then, because I ran out of time to plant them, ended up sticking them in our refrigerator for a week. So when I finally …
Delicious any time of year but especially festive at the holidays, thanks to their unique shape when sliced: Starfruit
Hot cherry pepper seeds proved to be somewhat of a challenge to find until just a couple of years ago. It seems that they’re making a comeback, though. Finally. These little red orbs of fiery deliciousness are well worth the search, in my opinion. Here’s …
Oh yeah. I went there. I can homemade salsa every fall with all of the tomatoes, peppers and cilantro from our garden. This year we had ghost chili peppers, so I thought “what the hell.” I add a mix of jalapenos and ghost chili peppers, …
Ta Da!
I have achieved Broccoli Sprouts!
Just to recap, in case you’re just finding me: I started these broccoli sprouts on Friday afternoon. I soaked 3 tablespoons of broccoli seed in a big bowl of water for 6 hours. Then I drained them, rinsed them off, and drained them again.
I rinsed and drained them about every 12 hours on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. They have stayed in their draining tray on my kitchen counter, with a lid on. Tuesday morning I gave them one final rinse, left the lid off and let them see sunlight. Tuesday night when I came home, they had greened up beautifully!
I love broccoli sprouts and, since they’re becoming harder and harder to find, this is very exciting for me. I’m sure you’re all pretty well convinced now that I’m serious need of a life.
Happy sprouting!
I just have to tell you guys that I’m ROCKING this whole growing-my-own-sprouts thing. After rinsing well and then draining well twice each day, this is what my Broccoli Sprouts looked like Monday morning: I was afraid the whole “rinsing/draining” procedure would wear me down …