Wake Up!
Posted in Gardening on April 26, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Archive for April, 2007
Ka-Bloom!
Posted in Food Not Lawns, Gardening, Volunteering on April 20, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I was holding off on posting about this project until I received pictures, but since I never got them, I’ll get to it! A few weeks ago, on Cesar Chavez Day, I took part in a playground-building volunteer project through Volunteer San Diego (www.volunteersandiego.org) and Kaboom (www.kaboom.org). I volunteer pretty often, doing small projects like [...]
The Sod Squad
Posted in Food Not Lawns, Gardening on April 20, 2007 | No Comments »
Our mission: to stealthily remove a section of the front lawn, under the watchful eye of neighbors, and prepare it for planting edibles. Food not lawns, people!
I took on this project a couple of weeks ago, just me and a shovel on a Saturday morning - it only took two hours for my back to rebel [...]
Better than Snickers - is that blasphemy?
Posted in Food, Recipes on April 7, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Mmm, candy… I make these bars when I have an excess of grains, seeds or nuts around - they’re simple and delicious high-energy snacks. Perfect to bring along on a day hike. From Rebecca Wood’s The Splendid Grain:
Oat and Seed Candy Bar
2 cups oatmeal
1/2 cup raw pumpkin seeds
1/2 cup raw sunflower seeds
2 Tbsp chia or flax seeds
I [...]
Tastes Like Dirt
Posted in Food, Gardening, Recipes, Vegetables, Vegetarian on April 7, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I know I keep claiming that this is a gardening blog as well as a recipe blog, so I figured I’d better have some photo evidence! This was the first beet of the harvest, and I was able to pick about 5 more for the harvest dinner. Freshly picked beets, washed and pocketed in foil, roasted [...]
Chard Harvest Dinner
Posted in Food, Pasta, Recipes, Vegetarian, dinner on April 7, 2007 | 1 Comment »
My neighbor has constructed a compost bin in our shared yard, and in order for it to be turned, she needs some of the garden space. Luckily, it was time to harvest the chard and beets which were planted there, so I had tons of fresh-from-the-soil vegetables to cook for dinner. I made one of my favorite [...]
Sunday Pancakes
Posted in Breakfast, Food, Recipes on April 1, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I woke so lazily this morning - I ignored my 6:40 alarm, a remnant from yesterday’s volunteer project (which I can’t wait to write about, after I get some pictures back). I vaguely remember a kiss on the cheek when Chris left to surf, and then driften back to sleep until a decadent 9:30. I [...]
