Roasted Winter Vegetables This is a recipe I’ve been making for years. Chop up any combination of root vegetables, winter squash, etc. For Valentine’s Day, we used: potatoes, carrots, jerusalem artichokes, cabbage, sweet potatoes, brussels sprouts. Put in a big bowl. Make lots, this makes good leftovers. Next, make the sauce. This should cover about … Continue reading
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Shaker Lemon Pie
Shaker Lemon Pie So as it turns out, we’re not done yet with the Meyer Lemons! Marty was intrigued by this recipe in the Joy of Cooking, and when I told him I would make him any dessert he wanted for Valentine’s Day, he picked this. Amazingly, the Boise Coop was offering Meyer Lemons produced … Continue reading
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Build a home greenhouse for under $20
I’ve got to hand it to Farmer Marty, he has an awesome greenhouse setup. (see Get your Garden On, Step 1.) He’s been working on it all winter, and it’s amazing! (Stuff like building greenhouses, by the way, is what farmers do in the winter. Or at least, it’s what we’ve been doing. I get … Continue reading
Get Your Garden On! Step 1
Germination Our high mountain desert can be a challenging climate for the spring garden. It also makes growing your own starts difficult. Germination is the first stage in starting the early garden. Our drastic climate, in the Treasure Valley, where, during winter, nights get as low as 0 degrees germinating can be tricky. There are … Continue reading
Baby Bok Choi with Garlic and Shrimp
More from Jenn’s Chinese New Year Party! And more for all you shrimp lovers. This one made me SO EXCITED to grow bok choi this spring. It’s usually one of the first things we have ready. –Katie Baby Bok Choy with Garlic and Shrimp Ingredients: 4 oz. bok choy mui/baby bok choi (cleaned and rinsed) … Continue reading
Chinese Sticky Rice
Chinese Sticky Rice Ingredients: 4 cups sweet rice 2 cups jasmine rice 25 Chinese dried shiitake mushrooms 6 Chinese sausages (lop chong) 1 pound lean Chinese barbecued pork, store-bought 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 2 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce 5 cups low sodium chicken stock 3 tablespoons oyster sauce 1 cup chopped scallions 1 cup chopped … Continue reading
Happy Shrimp Stir Fry
We attended a wonderful Chinese New Year Celebration last night at the home of our friend, neighbor, and Marty’s CSA member, Jenn Atkinson. Lots of delicious Chinese food was served! Here’s one recipe, courtesy of Jenn. More coming soon! Happy Shrimp Stir Fry Ingredients For the sauce (mix together in a bowl) 2 teaspoons sugar … Continue reading
Oregon Black Truffles
Mushrooms are one of the only vegetables capable of sparking golden desires. They’re the meat of the vegetable world. (That’s why vegetarians are always eating Portobello burgers.) Truffles, a mushroom with a chocolate named after it, is the smoldering core of this hunger. If gold was a mushroom it would be a truffle and if … Continue reading
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