Recipes
Asparagus Pasta 1 lb pasta 1 lb ground lamb or beef 1 lb asparagus 1 roasted red pepper 3 green garlic stalks Parmesan cheese Salt, pepper, fennel seeds, cinnamon Roast a red pepper by baking at 350 for half an hour, or until skin begins to peel. You can do this the day before, or … Continue reading »
Behold, dear readers, my first canning as a mom. I’m super proud. As you may have noticed, doing everything one-handed or during Rio’s naptimes has set me back a bit, and getting things done for my job and laundering diapers have been taking priority over blogging or interesting cooking. Anyway, we recently came into a … Continue reading »
City Gardens’ CSA members got pea tops in their share this week. We took ours to Lulu’s Pizza and had Owen make us a pizza. You can, of course, make yourself a pea-top pizza at home. Make your whole pizza with whatever other toppings you want to use. Toss your pea tops in water, or … Continue reading »
City Gardens’ CSA started up last week, the first of May! Good work, Farmer Marty, on getting the produce rolling so early! He might be able to add a couple more members if you’re still interested, click on City Gardens CSA. If you’re already a member, you might be wondering what to do with that … Continue reading »
Somehow I ended up buying three live tilapia. Now what? First, I had to gut them. I figured it would be just like a trout. Turned out to be a bit more difficult. We used this video to figure it out. It really is as easy as it looks. Make sure your knife is very … Continue reading »
Love it or hate it, Valentine’s Day is here again! We heard on NPR this morning that the average American spends a ridiculous amount of cash on Valentine’s Day gifts, something like $150. Really? Instead of making it a consumer holiday, why not show your love by cooking dinner together, complete with a fancy dessert? … Continue reading »
Here’s what we’ve been cooking up for the holidays….chocolate truffles! We wanted some homemade, edible gifts for family and friends, and although there is a bit of a learning curve to figuring out how to make these, they worked out perfectly. For a moderate investment in time and money, we were able to deliver a … Continue reading »
Finally, I bring you the pie crust recipe to go with our pumpkin pie recipe. The following photos are from my Thanksgiving pies, and I’d hoped to get this posted sooner, but fortunately we have more pie-eating holidays coming up. I find it so extremely satisfying to make a pie crust from scratch, even though … Continue reading »
We were fairly successful at growing pumpkins this year. Sometimes they’re hit or miss, mainly because the squash bugs in Idaho really like them, and also because you have to plant them early enough to get a good harvest, which is sometimes tricky with our cold, slow springs. I do not grow jack-o-lantern pumpkins; just … Continue reading »
So, we finally got a good hard frost in Boise the other night, the 24th or so of October. Late for us! When the frost comes, many of the plants in the garden turn instantly black, and kind of weirdly smelly. Though it’s not a pretty sight, I have to admit that the first hard … Continue reading »
