After putting away breakfast things, I am standing in front of the refrigerator (yes, the door is open) staring at shelves of half-eaten take-out, containers of left-overs, eggs, milk, sauces, dressings, a forgotten set of poached pears, and bins of potatoes, carrots, celery, lemons and limes, onions, and the last pickings of greens and squash […]
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2 People 1 Chicken, What can we do?
There are lots of things to do with a 4 lb. chicken. But yesterday, I discovered a way to honor the chicken and, being mostly vegetarian in habit, to make vegetable-centric use of this beautiful, pasture raised, roasted chicken. We bought the chicken from a butcher, actually two butchers (husband and wife), already roasted. https://www.suttermeats.com […]
Read MoreApple Pie for a Special Breakfast
Mary, my wife, rolled over this morning and asked the ongoing question: “What’s for breakfast?” “What about pie?” Apple pie. She remembered what was in the refrigerator, left over from last night’s dessert. Can we have apple pie and coffee for breakfast? Of course, we are, after all, two consenting adults. We made coffee, warmed […]
Read MoreAmaranth
There are many varieties of amaranth, I have grown three: a red and green amaranth (Amaranthus tricolor), Amaranth cruentus (called Callaloo in the Caribbean and Chinese Spinach in some Asian markets), and Amaranth, Red Garnet which seems to be recommended mostly for its bright color in the garden and production of seed grain head that […]
Read MoreFinding food in the garden
As evident from the picture on the home page, my first thoughts of finding food lead me to the garden. Food connects us to the natural world, our home. In fact, it is when our food does not make that connection that we lose something essential to our well being. Those living in cities and […]
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