Any time you have a bit of time is a great time to make sauerkraut. Live homemade sauerkraut is full of enzymes, probiotics and nutrients. The enzymes help us break down our food and the probiotics help us digest them. Together they are great for supporting better gut health. This in turn helps support our […]
Not all great vegetables are photo perfect. I recently encountered some fresh, local, organic cucumbers that had a little scale on them. Loving the farm and needing some cucumbers I bought them. (Some times my garden cucumbers look like that.} I didn’t want to eat the scale but hate to peel organic vegetables knowing the […]
I am seeing the last corn of the season at the farm stands. Sad a little (but now we have squash and pumpkins and well actually almost everything else…) and also inspired to put some away for the winter. When I have time (not every year) I love to dry some sweet corn to use […]
Here is another quick tip for cutting delicate carrot threads to dress up your salad or use as a playful garnish. I have used a lemon zester and firmly scraped down the length of the carrot. After you make the thread put them in a bowl of ice water to keep their color bright and […]
Whether you a are skilled chef or an occasional cook, knowing how to make carrot flowers can brighten the day. This is a really simple technique. Use a sharp knife and be slow and careful with your first carrots to practice. Don’t worry if they don’t come out perfectly. Do it again. And then do […]