Recipe: Quick Herb Soup
Quick Herb Soup A great way to use fresh herbs from the garden! Also great for a sore throat! Amounts are approximate. Be very generous with the herbs, they are the backbone of the flavor! Saute two...
View ArticleRecipe: Baked cod with tomatoes, lemon, and herbs.
Baked cod with tomatoes, lemon, and herbs. Another simple way to use your fresh herbs! Place a generous amount of fresh thyme sprigs in a flat bowls and drizzle with olive oil. Turn and gently press...
View ArticleRecipe: Linguine with leftover baked chicken
Recipe: Pasta with leftover baked chicken Saute a medium onion in generous olive oil. Add half a cup of white wine (I like to use pinot grigio, the open bottle will keep for months in the fridge for...
View ArticleEasy Chaya and Sunflower SeedTostadas
Chaya is an amazingly easy to grow, perennial, super nutritious plant from Mexico. Here is a link for more info: Chaya Wikipedia This is a link to a page with a Power Point Presentation that contains a...
View ArticleVOTE !!! on the (Raging ?) Debate Over Cilantro
As we know the leaf of the coriander plant is refered to as cilantro. I love (like) its flavor and aroma. Definitive highligts of citrus. I know this? I think this? I thought this? Turns out that some...
View ArticleButternut squash
We planted three seedlings (from a local nursery) of buttternut squash, in our rose bush area in the back of the house. It is south facing. It was a little late in the season but still enough time to...
View ArticleSample lunch pictures, late spring to early fall 2010
Here are some images of garden based lunches: Early spring 2010 Romano green beens/basil, broiled eggplant, sauteed sowthistle/onions, (brown jasmine rice, raw cashews, buffalo jerky) [url=] Early...
View ArticleClimbing spinach, a simple, non-slimy, delicious way to cook it!
Climbing spinach is growing like crazy now! To some people it has a reputation for being slimy when cooked, and so it is avoided. What I have found out is that when there is something you grow and...
View ArticleLinguini with sauteed arugula, garlic, roasted squash, and grated Pecorino...
I have a couple patches of the slender wild arugula that have grown very well over the summer, and a few regular broader leaf arugula plants that have grown themselves in shady spots over the last...
View ArticleWild Dandelion Greens
Still clearing out summer detritus and planting seeds! Put more parsnip, cylindra beet and parsely seeds in, hopefully capitalizing on the rainy weather. Wild dandelions are all over the beds and...
View ArticleRaw Carrot, Beet, Mint, Green Onion, and Kaffir Lime Leaf Salad
Yesterday I made a salad from food harvested in my garden. Mix rice wine vinegar (~1TBLS), salt, a bit of red pepper flakes, one small clove of garlic minced,and some sugar, for the base. The rest of...
View ArticleChickpea, wild arugula, tomato, and fresh herb soup.
The narrow-leaved wild arugula is usually a perennial here in Houston. It is one of my favorite plants and a little spicier than regular arugula. It has done really well all summer (drought?) so I have...
View ArticleRecipe: Quick Herb Soup
Quick Herb Soup A great way to use fresh herbs from the garden! Also great for a sore throat! Amounts are approximate. Be very generous with the herbs, they are the backbone of the flavor! Saute two...
View ArticleRecipe: Baked cod with tomatoes, lemon, and herbs.
Baked cod with tomatoes, lemon, and herbs. Another simple way to use your fresh herbs! Place a generous amount of fresh thyme sprigs in a flat bowls and drizzle with olive oil. Turn and gently press...
View ArticleRecipe: Linguine with leftover baked chicken
Recipe: Pasta with leftover baked chicken Saute a medium onion in generous olive oil. Add half a cup of white wine (I like to use pinot grigio, the open bottle will keep for months in the fridge for...
View ArticleEasy Chaya and Sunflower SeedTostadas
Chaya is an amazingly easy to grow, perennial, super nutritious plant from Mexico. Here is a link for more info: Chaya Wikipedia This is a link to a page with a Power Point Presentation that contains a...
View ArticleVOTE !!! on the (Raging ?) Debate Over Cilantro
As we know the leaf of the coriander plant is refered to as cilantro. I love (like) its flavor and aroma. Definitive highligts of citrus. I know this? I think this? I thought this? Turns out that some...
View ArticleButternut squash
We planted three seedlings (from a local nursery) of buttternut squash, in our rose bush area in the back of the house. It is south facing. It was a little late in the season but still enough time to...
View ArticleSample lunch pictures, late spring to early fall 2010
Here are some images of garden based lunches: Early spring 2010 Romano green beens/basil, broiled eggplant, sauteed sowthistle/onions, (brown jasmine rice, raw cashews, buffalo jerky) [url=] Early...
View ArticleClimbing spinach, a simple, non-slimy, delicious way to cook it!
Climbing spinach is growing like crazy now! To some people it has a reputation for being slimy when cooked, and so it is avoided. What I have found out is that when there is something you grow and...
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