Monthly Archives: June 2009

Menu Plan Monday: Summer salads

Did you miss me? Yeah, I didn’t think so. I am sure you had much more important things going on, like mourning the loss of both Michael Jackson (the King of Pop) and Billy Mays (the Kind of OxyClean) in the same week, or trying to keep cool with some funky hot Bay Area temperatures, [...]

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Book review: Great Vegetarian Cooking Under Pressure

Hardly a new book, Great Vegetarian Cooking Under Pressure, by Lorna Sass, is still a great resource for the home cook, whether you are a vegetarian or not. I have had this book for a few weeks now and have the opportunity to try several recipes, and would definitely recommend the book to others. Like [...]

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How To: Worm Composting

As the weather becomes nicer, and folks are spending more time in their garden, I am hearing more questions about how to start composting with worms. Since I just installed a worm compost bin for Eleanor and David, I thought I would highlight the steps here for anyone else interested in putting together one for [...]

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Menu Plan Monday: Fresh Tarragon

  Our box this week is full of greens – Spinach, Erbette Chard, Turnip Greens and Spigariello. We love greens simply sautéed, but maybe because I have so many this week, I will find some new ways to use them. Also in this week’s CSA box from Two Small Farms was Cilantro, Strawberries, Purplette Onions, [...]

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Family recipe: Nanaimo Bars

I first heard about these from my cousin Janey, and it took her a while to explain how to pronounce the name Nanaimo. “Nah-nye-a-mo” seems to be the preferred pronunciation, as opposed to “Nana-e-mo”, and the recipe I have is from Doris Osborne, who was probably a friend of my maternal grandmother. I often see [...]

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Menu Plan Monday: Red fruits and vegetables

It seems as though this week’s box is full of red things – potatoes, strawberries, radishes, red purple scallions. Along with more summer squash. Since I had some squash and zucchini left over from last week, I plan to make soup for dinner tonight (served with grilled cheese sandwiches).  In our box this week from Two [...]

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