On Oct 19th, SJ's mom and sister came to visit. We had a lovely walk around Walden Pond and took lots of pictures (which I haven't gone through yet! I'm so behind!). Then they helped us plant the garlic, cover it up, and sow the ground cover (vetch, clover and a mix). I've had poor luck with garlic in containers, but being inspired by the great scapes we saw at the community garden plots, we wanted...
...get organic certified seed. I can get derogations from the Soil Association easily enough, bit it is not ideal. I urgently need to get my preparationsunderway for autumn sowing broad beans and garlic, all of which are saved from my own crops this year. I've scythed of a deal of grass, and mixed with the sunflower and maize stalks to start of a new compost heap. Having lost time because of...
2 3-pound chickens, cut into 8 serving pieces each 1 tablespoon salt 2 sprigs rosemary 2 fresh sage leaves 4 bay leaves 3 cloves garlic, sliced 12 cloves small handful black peppercorns, crushed 1 small dried hot chile 2 1/4-inch-thick slices prosciutto di parma, finely chopped 3/4 cup dry red wine 2 tablespoons italian parsley, finely chopped 1. Place the chicken in a large bowl and season with the...
... 1 1/2 Tablespoons rice vinegar 2 teaspoons soy sauce 3. Add and bring to a boil: 3/4 teaspoon orange zest 1/4 cup brown sugar 1/8 teaspoon ginger 1/8 teaspoon red pepper 1/8 teaspoon minced garlic 1 1/2 teaspoons diced onion 4. It should be rolling and bubbly by now. In the meantime, thaw and cut two pre-breaded soy chicken strips into 1-inch pieces. 5. Add the chicken pieces and 1/4...
...linguine style rice noodles 3 tablespoons oil 1 pound minced or ground boneless pork or chicken 1 yellow or red bell pepper, minced 1 eggplant (about 1/2 lb), cut into 1/2" cubes 1 tablespoon minced garlic 1 12-14 oz can coconut milk Nam pla (fish sauce), soy sauce, or salt freshly ground black pepper minced cilantro, for garnish 1. Soak the noodles in very hot water to cover until you're ready to...
...gift from Rachel and Dylan: We found a praying mantis in our home garden: And then we shortened a bed at the community garden, from 3'x5' to 3'x4'. Loosened up the soil and planted garlic: Kettle River Giant, Polish Hardneck and Polish White. We harvested more sweet peppers, Jana ate all of the raspberries that were ripe, we grabbed a bite to eat in Squirrel Hill and then on...
Our meal planning of late often revolves around a single ingredient that we need to use up before it's too late. This time, the keyingredients were cucumbers and sweet peppers, so this recipe had our...required for some puréeing. The end result was a light- and healthy-feeling flavorful bowl of noodles. Sesame noodles with sweet peppers and cucumbers Recipe source: America's Test Kitchen
...a few spices and voilà! Cooked eggplant admittedly doesn't look very appealing, being a sort of mushy tan color, but the vibrant tomatoes and bright green parsley and basil help make up for it. Tasty!
Roasted eggplant and zucchini
Sautéing large onion pieces
Cooking tomatoes, onion and garlic
Adding roasted eggplant and zucchini to the tomatoes
Ratatouille!
We had been receiving a boatload of green beans in our last few CSA boxes, and needed some new and different ways of preparing them. Jonas found this recipe on ATK's website, and it fit the bill perfectly... In addition to ground pork and some classic Asian spices, we also added baked tofu and served it with rice. Stir-fried Sichuan green beans with rice Recipe source: America's Test Kitchen
Ingredients: Two cans of 420g canned chickpeas, drained and rinsed 3 crushed garlic cloves 100ml olive oil 2 tbs tahini paste 1.5 tsp ground cumin Juice of 1 lemon Method Place all of the above into a blender. Process until smooth. If it isn't processing, add some water. Add salt + pepper to taste. You might also want to add more lemon juice (I like mine quite tangy - so added...
