Rio and I are also perfecting our green smoothie recipe. Whole Foods sells a green smoothie which he absolutely loves. They say it contains kale and ginger, it is delicious and costs $6. The one we’ve been developing at home has included some combination of the following: Spinach, but we’ll be moving on to chard …
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 …
Impress your guests with a mind blowing summer dessert that only takes a few minutes to make. Try this. Get some fresh peaches, now in season here in Idaho. We’ve been getting them from our friend Tom’s produce stand on State Street, grown down on Sunny Slope. Quarter a couple of whole, fresh peaches, removing …
And the winner is………….Alex Neiwirth, with his fancy delicious Dutch Oven Pineapple Upside Down Cake! While the Dutch Oven Potluck was a great success, and a good time was had by all who attended, attendance was a little lower than we’d hoped! What’s wrong, people? Is Celebration Park too far away? You missed out, but …
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 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
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
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
Oregon Black Truffle Risotto 8 Shallots, chopped, or a small onion 1/2 oz Black Truffles 1 Tbsp butter 1 Tbsp olive oil 1 cup Arborio rice 1 Tbsp white wine 4 cups chicken broth ¼ cup parmesan cheese Salt and pepper to taste Heat the 4 cups of broth in a saucepan. In a separate … Continue reading
Northwest Black Truffle Scramble 3 Small fingerling potatoes 4 Eggs ½ Yellow onion 1 oz Oregon Black Truffles ½ cup chopped parsley ½ Cup cream 2 tbsp butter Julienne onions, cut thin rounds of the potatoes and of the truffles, chop parsley. Heat cast iron skillet med-high. Add butter and onions simmer until butter is … Continue reading
Black Truffle Miso 1 onion 2 grated carrots 1 oz Black Truffles 3 scallions 1 block of tofu 1 tbsp grape seed oil 2 heaping tbsp Miso 4 cups water Chop onion, scallions and tofu. Slice thin rounds of truffles. Grate carrots. Heat cast iron skillet to med-hi. Add oil and onions. Sautees until translucent … Continue reading
Having a snowday today? Lucky east coasters….in Boise we woke up to 12 degrees and NOT snowing. Snow days are perfect for baking, so treat yourself to these muffins! Chocolate Orange Muffins 4-5 oranges or tangerines 2 c flour 2 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp salt 5 oz chocolate chips (1/2 bag of Ghiardelli’s 60% … Continue reading
Elderberry Elixer Seperate berries from stems Put berries in appropriate sized glass jar (Jar should be full of berries) Add honey to taste Cover berries with brandy Store in a reasonably cool dark area for 6+weeks Strain liquid put in jars and seal I dried the leftover berries in the oven at 170 until dry … Continue reading
In this wonderful video, produced by us last spring, Farmer Marty explains how and why to join his CSA. The idea of the C(ommunity) S(upported) A(griculture) was born in Japan where the movement is called Face of the Farmer, basically meaning eaters should know the farmer who grows their food. I’m trying to maintain a … Continue reading
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