Cold Summer Soups
You’re right, those aren’t all cold soups in the picture. In the Cafe, we used to serve two hot soups every day — Veggie Chili (upper left) and Red Lentil Soup (lower center). I tried and tried not to make them during
Category: Recipes
More CSA treats: Kohlrabi
I’ve never done much with kohlrabi before, so it took some experimenting, but I had a couple of good things this week. First, here’s how I made my Stuffed Kohlrabi: Remove the stems from 3-4 kohlrabi and fully peel away the tough
One thing I love about my CSA
I love having a box of fresh veggies, many things that I don’t ordinarily get, then trying things out with them. Sometimes combinations surprise me! – like this Stir Fry of chopped onion, Bok choy stems, salad radishes (that’s the Julienne veggie)
My New Wednesday Tradition: A Simple Salad
On Wednesdays I work at the farm (CSA). I bring home my 3/4 bushel box of food, beautiful food, and I just can’t wait to have something while it’s so fresh. I enjoy a simple salad each week with whatever looks like
A few dishes I made with my CSA veggies
These are some things I made during the last week with the veggies from my CSA, sometimes a few additional things. I don’t always note quantities…they’re kind of simple, pinch and toss type dishes. If you’d like more information about the CSA,
Collard Green Wraps
Today we had to stop working early at the farm (CSA project) due to rain, so I came home and made myself these delicious Collard Green Wraps. Collard greens make a great wrap — the leaves are smooth and pliable and the
Tuscan Bean Soup
Ingredients Cannellini beans, 1 lb., rinsed, cooked ’til just soft in water to cover Spanish onion, 1 lg. Celery, 4-6 stalks Carrots, 4-6 lg. Summer squash, 2 Zucchini, 2 Kale, Lacinato, 4-6 leaves Plum Tomatoes, 8, or one 28-oz. can petite diced
Dutch Oven Dinner 3/30/2016: Persian Eggplant Stew
I found this recipe for Persian Eggplant Stew (Khoresh Bademjan) on Pinterest, from inmybowl.com. I made a couple of changes since I didn’t have some ingredients, and what came out was wonderful! Serve with brown Basmati rice for a delicious and aromatic
The Bible and Diet: Garden and Exile
We know the minimum essentials of an early diet in the Land of Israel from a brief notice in the Mishnah, M. Ketubot 5:8. The excerpt refers to what husbands separated from their wives must provide them: “He who maintains his wife
Dutch Oven Dinner 2/3/2016.
Got off track for awhile…other tasks. Here is tonight’s dinner, a recipe found on Pinterest from Straight Up Food. I made a couple of tweaks and think it might be nice with a couple more next time, especially substituting a little red wine