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fruit growth

fruit growth green and fresh … [Read more...] about fruit growth

11 June 2020 Filed: food, garden, haiku No Comments

fresh herbs, dried

img of reusing storebought container for tarragon with hand adding leaves. container is on a baking sheet strewn with tarragon leaves

In an ideal world I'd grow the herbs I need and they'd be available year-round. Reality means I kill indoor plants no matter the watering tricks I utilize. I therefore buy fresh herbs at the store and always have leftover. What's the solution? I dry them and refill my dried spice containers for a budget bonus! how I store fresh herbs It depends on the herb, but primarily I take them out of any plastic, wrap them in a damp paper … [Read more...] about fresh herbs, dried

09 March 2017 Filed: food Tagged With: herbs No Comments

two cookbooks to beat the January cooking blues

It happens each January, I get bored with everything in my cooking repertoire and I start looking for something new to shake things up. While there are a vast amount of recipes available at my fingertips, I enjoy flipping through cookbooks. Two that I recently found at my public library attempt to solve that common weekday cooking challenge: after a full day of work, you want a tasty, healthy, and easy-to-cook meal. A Modern Way to … [Read more...] about two cookbooks to beat the January cooking blues

19 January 2017 Filed: books, food Tagged With: cookbooks, vegetarian 2 Comments

comfort foods

For the past week I've been making all types of projects that bring comfort. Once we felt like eating again, I've cooked up a storm. Comfort Food meals have recently included: sweet potato curry one pot creamy mac & cheese Garlic Knots and Pizza shepherd's (cottage) pie. My version: in a casserole dish I mix lentils or tvp crumblers with peas with a bit of mushroom gravy. I top the entire thing with mashed potatoes and bake … [Read more...] about comfort foods

17 November 2016 Filed: food No Comments

recipe ideas at season change

It's been happening lately each time the season jumps, I fall into a cooking rut. Either I make the same handful of dishes we like, or I don't want to make anything. It's frustrating because I'd make the week's meal plan, then attempt to ignore it. How? I'd make rice every night, or fail to do the prep work so we'd either eat very late or I'd need to make something quick (generally pasta). One day a friend posted a cold soup on … [Read more...] about recipe ideas at season change

16 June 2016 Filed: food Tagged With: salad, vegan, vegetarian No Comments

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