It’s okra time! We see okra in a very small window in the PNW. We relish it while we have it. I can’t get enough of fried okra and this sweet, locally grown corn is wonderful. I remember when I was very small and my mom would fry up a big batch of okra that [...]
This is a wonderful, rich, dark, moist cake. It is really worth the effort, and an effort it is. I have had this recipe since the 1980′s. I never made it. I was recently challenged for a dessert auction and here we are. I changed it somewhat. It takes at least two days, oh, not [...]
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I had a bunch of carrots leftover from a cake (more later on this) and our garden is finally producing zucchini, so I wanted a dish with both. Here’s an easy take on breakfast or lunch or dinner with a little crunch. I didn’t saute any of the vegetables beforehand, but you need to shred [...]
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This pizza originated as a Moroccan Pizza at a wonderful vegetarian recipe website from New Zealand, Veggie Num Num. I have changed it somewhat, according to what I had in the garden and in the kitchen. I used my own crust recipe. The crust is really toothsome, not soft and the toppings are not swimming [...]
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This is a very good and very quick salad to make on a “Meatless Monday”. I actually make this all the time. I just like eating all the layers of flavor in it. You will too. It takes no time to make, but you might make the dressing the day before to meld the flavors [...]
Well, I thought I’d start out with a shot of our raised bed SQFT garden. It’s been great this year. We have green ice lettuce, arugula, mesculin, spinach, and chard in the first box, four bell peppers (green, lemon (got one so far and 3 babies are growing), orange and tiny red), broccoli rabe, italian [...]
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WOW! Is this a good combination of veggies or what? I am recovering from a jammed right thumb (gardening accident) and Sweetie was kind enuff to chop and dice all of these goodies. We got the golden beets from our friends Josh and Melissa at Newaukum Valley Farm. They always have the best things at [...]
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This was an interesting experiment. AND MY VERSION! Naan and Pita are so close in the making and there are hundreds of ways and recipes for each! Naan (flatter) seems to be just thicker than pita (puffier). Naan may have some yoghurt or milk in it, pita will usually not. I use King Arthur Bread [...]
I love buying whole, organic, free range chickens when they are on sale for $1.69/lb. I can use them in so many dishes. And brining before cooking….oh my!! Moist and tender is what you get when you brine chickens, turkey and pork. That is, depending on how you are cooking the meat. I got an [...]
Finding a good commercial enchilada sauce is really difficult. Even the Hatch brand is tepid at best. So, we decided to make our own green enchilada sauce, and it turned out to be really good, not only as a sauce, but also as a salsa. The consistency is chunky, unlike the commercial offerings, and has [...]