Posted in Food Not Lawns, Gardening, garden on July 29, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Quit your filthy thoughts - I’m actually talking about melons here.
Taken a mere 5 days after this picture:
It’s taking over, along with 4 or 5 smaller friends!
Posted in Cheese, Food, Recipes, Vegetables, Vegetarian, dinner on July 29, 2007 | No Comments »
Ah, quinoa. I love a superfood that tastes good - I crave quinoa whenever I’ve been eating heavy meals with little nutritional value - this adaptation of Comfort Couscous brings me right back to health. I’ve been attempting to grow quinoa in the garden this year, but haven’t had much success. It’s a shame, because [...]
Posted in Food Not Lawns, Gardening, garden on July 23, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Right? The watermelon has pretty much taken over the front bed, creeping into every available space. I figure it’ll keep weeding to a minimum in that area, so I’ve been letting it spread. Had I thought ahead (as every story about my burgeoning gardening skills starts), I would have planted the melon closer to the [...]
Posted in Food, Food Not Lawns, Gardening, Herbs, Outdoors, garden, projects on July 23, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I’ve been a little distracted lately, so haven’t been posting very much. A new quarter started so I’m teaching again, work is pretty busy and the rest of my time is taken up with caterpillar war. The important things.
Because there’s been so much happening outside the kitchen, I’ve been throwing together old favorites and easy [...]
Posted in Food, Outdoors, Recipes, Vegetables, Vegetarian, dinner, ocean beach, picnic on July 22, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I rushed home from work in order to get started on using up our glut of produce. I improvised a raw beet salad, popped the zucchini pie in the oven, then I went out to the garden for my new favorite pastime of caterpillar picking. Those bums have burrowed holes in more of my green tomatoes - [...]
Posted in Outdoors, Summer, projects, solar on July 17, 2007 | 4 Comments »
We stood outside, looking up at the house. Our string of solar lights outlining the eaves was glowing blue with a harshness that didn’t do anything for the house. At the same time, the beautiful covered tea lights that my lovely sister gave me were hanging between our houses, unlit due to a lack of extension [...]
Posted in Baking, Dessert, Food, Recipes, Vegetarian on July 11, 2007 | 5 Comments »
Did y’all know that Marshall’s sells kitchen ware? I went in for work clothes and left with baking supplies. Sigh…
The rose-shaped bundt pan was a rational purchase, I swear - I have loads and loads of carrots to be used. Usually, we just juice them and swig carrot-ginger juice for the week, but we haven’t been [...]
Posted in Baking, Breakfast, Food, Recipes, Vegetarian on July 10, 2007 | No Comments »
Ever get a song lyric in your head that just loops through on repeat, not allowing you the pleasure of completion? How about this one: A beautiful bunch a’ ripe baNANAs! Anyone? No?
A few months back, I bought a silicone mini-loaf pan, and it has seen much use. I always had trouble with large loaves [...]
Posted in Food, Recipes, Vegetables, Vegetarian, dinner on July 10, 2007 | 3 Comments »
I love long drives and the excitement of discovering what’s new in my own city. Most of the time on these drives, my car mysteriously ends up at Ranch 99 or some other international market. On Saturday, I ended up at three different places. I took a long drive down University Avenue and ended up [...]
Posted in Baking, Cheese, Food, Recipes, Vegetables, Vegetarian, dinner on July 7, 2007 | 11 Comments »
I’m receiving a massage at home from my friend Tam tonight - we do trades, so after working on her earlier this week, it’s my turn! I’m pretty darn lucky.
We’ve been a bit lazy in our kitchen lately, eating takeout and toast, so I’m also craving a homemade meal. I prepped this dish early so [...]
