recipes
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A version of tofu stir fry is basic to a vegetarian cuisine. I checked my archives and haven’t previously posted about this classic dish. First, put on a pot of organic brown rice, or your favorite variety. I use home made, canned vegetable broth for this recipe. The ratio is two liquid to one rice.… Read more
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We have been experimenting with vegan dishes during the coronavirus pandemic. A basic recipe is “Vegan Cheese Sauce.” It’s a horrible name since it mentions the dreaded dairy product even though there are none in the dish. It’s a work in progress. Our household began to move away from animal products when it was established… Read more
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It is easy to grow butternut squash. By the end of the gardening season, our kitchen counter accumulates half dozen or more. They keep for a long time at room temperature, so no need to be in a hurry to eat them all. Mostly we halve them, remove the seeds, and roast them to use… Read more
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We own certain culinary dishes. Learned from a recipe or experience, we repeat the cooking process and evolve it into something we enjoy. Such dishes become our signature home cuisine. Grandmother had a signature dish: lemon chicken. I watched her make it several times in her apartment and saw how she added the lemon. She… Read more
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I like my lawn. It is a great source of mulch for the garden, although it seems like there is never enough. What is there transitions throughout the growing season. We are currently in clover and around the edges native plants come up like the ones in the photograph. These are weeds, but they look… Read more
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Collard greens are easy to grow and the plants produce for a long season. Once one decides to include them in a garden there had better be a plan to use them. The first picking, before little hungry insects arrive, is the best. Sorting leaves near the composter is a way to cull the best… Read more
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The day began with a loud volley of lightning strikes west of the house. I don’t recall hearing so many at once. When hail pelleted the windows it felt like were in for the worst. It didn’t last long and there was no damage to the garden or anything else I inspected after the clouds… Read more
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Someone asked for the recipe when I posted this photo in social media. I was taken aback. There was no recipe, I just made it out of the rhubarb and my experience. In a kitchen garden we don’t open a lot of cookbooks. Ingredients arrive from multiple sources and we consider them, make dishes and… Read more
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The arugula is top quality this year and I’m in a use it up mode. I spent more time preparing for this dish of bow tie pasta with garlic and arugula than usual. I researched recipes and thought a lot about it during the past two days. I used Parmesan cheese from a green can… Read more
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Pollinators came in abundance and did their work. Now it’s snowing flower petals. The collapse of insect populations is a well-documented phenomenon. 40 percent of insect species are threatened with extinction, due mostly to habitat loss by conversion to intensive agriculture. Agricultural chemical pollutants, invasive species and climate change are additional causes, according to Biological… Read more
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