i hope you eat good food, grow beautiful things, and have more love than you know what to do with.
This is not for the faint of heart–literally. The amount of butter in this is positively sinful, but once in a while makes for a wonderful treat. I cheat by steaming the oysters for a minute, until their top shells are loose so that I …
It’s been over 4 years since I started on this journey and it’s had its ups and downs. I thought I’d give everyone an update on my progress as far as my edible landscape/food forest goes. The good thing is, everything is maturing and filling …
This is a recipe featuring fishmint (Houttuynia cordata), also known as the chameleon plant, or yu xin cao. I grow it in my garden, having gotten a bit from my parents since it’s an attractive ground cover. It’s used often in southern Chinese and Vietnamese …
With the abundance of radishes in my Misfit Market box (read my review here), I started to think of creative ways to use them up. I just so happen to still have two mason jars full of dried black trumpets from last year’s mushroom foraging …
I had an overabundance of lemons one week and in my quest to use them up, discovered pasta al limone. Whether by itself or as a base, it’s a delicious brunch that I can’t get enough of. Some people only use the pasta water rather …
You all knew this one was coming–one can’t find a windfall of maitake and not make tempura with it. Maitake mushrooms, once what moisture was within it evaporates during the frying process, holds the crunch of the panko very well. It also retains its texture …
Fall is here and that means maitake mushrooms are out in full force! I finally crossed it off the bucket list of mushrooms that I wanted to find and eat this week when I came across several clusters nestled at the base of an oak …
I’m getting my bathroom renovated and the construction company is comprised of a group of hard working Polish immigrants and I’ve been giving them bags of produce to take home from my garden, where my tomatoes have exploded and I haven’t been able to keep …
On my bucket list of mushrooms to find, I knocked off chanterelles this year. I only have oysters and maitake left. I found the chanterelles quite by accident, when we went to my mother-in-laws for a swim in her pool, and again when I decided …
