Maybe I’m late to the party, but I just realized this morning that I don’t have to fill my big canning pot with an insane amount of water every time I can. I have been trying out various small batch (3-4 jars) canning solutions, but they are all pretty hacked and inelegant. It’s such a downer to make a quick batch of jam only to wait (and wait and wait) for my canner to . . . → Read More: Vanilla Rhubarb Jam (Small Batch Canning in a Large Batch Pot)
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We’re sorry that it’s been so long since our last post, but we we were in Hong Kong! The trip was followed by some technical difficulties (not to mention some sleep difficulties). To make up for the radio silence, here’s a quick wrap-up post on our trip (and the food): We visited the Tian Tan (“Big”) Buddha on Lantau Island and the Po Lin monastery that built it: An although it’s half a . . . → Read More: Hong Kong The two most difficult things about having a CSA are the lack of control over what you get, and the use it or lose it nature of produce. We have our biggest problem with winter storage vegetables, as they slowly pile up in our fridge and basement. When we recently had a bag of potatoes that we hadn’t used, we made a very nice curry out of it. Last night we were staring at . . . → Read More: How to Make Parsnip-Cashew Curry Apple cider vinegar! From cores we kept in the freezer that normal people throw away!! I did NOT expect this to work out. It had been sitting in a crock on the kitchen floor for months, but last night Erik gave me the serious face and said “we’re decanting this now, young lady”. OK, he didn’t really say the “young lady” bit, but he should have. I had been studiously avoiding his less pointed . . . → Read More: Holy Cow! We Made Vinegar! Sunday nights are for Game of Thrones in our household. I don’t know about you, but I always want to order dinner on special TV nights. Whatever your show is, there’s something ritualistic about waiting for the doorbell to ring and then curling up on the couch with a fork and a pile of delicious, but kind of bad for you, food. A gigantic salad just doesn’t do it for me while I’m watching . . . → Read More: Why Buy? D-I-Y! Chinese Takeout Edition  Comments are closed  Recipes, Why Buy? D-I-Y!  Chinese, dark leafy greens, eggs, farmers' market, how to eat locally, kale, local food, Recipe, rice, scallops, seafood, shellfish, spicy, Why Buy? D-I-Y! |
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