Posted in Recipes on Jul 30th, 2007
…the walrus said…
…to cook with epazote!
I’ve decided to make this recipe with the epazote I’ll get with my CSA share tomorrow! Or maybe this one. It depends if I find fresh pumpkin seeds and have the patience to grind, kneed, and drain them. I must admit that having bright green, vitamin E-rich oil for [...]
Posted in Gardening on Jul 29th, 2007
I got a delicious gift the other day. It was garden-grown herbs and veggies that brought me back to last summer, when I had a real garden and a housemate who got freshly grown goodies from her job.
Here it is… in case you can’t tell, it includes several kinds of basil and mint (including pineapple [...]
Posted in Green living, Philosophizing on Jul 26th, 2007
Here’s a video about solar cookers! It features Louise Meyer, my neighbor who spreads the sun-cooked love.
It’s interesting that the everyday chores we take for granted can be wasting time and resources. Gathering wood for stoves, for the women in this video, takes hours at a time. While the amount they use likely doesn’t cause [...]
Posted in Reviews on Jul 24th, 2007
Foodies! Pack up a few of those exotic spices and find another spot for your white asparagus. Why? Because it’s time to make room on your shelves for a few great books.
Here are some must-reads:
Feast (It’s blowing my mind! How did humans break the rules of the animal kingdom and start sharing food around a [...]
Posted in Green living on Jul 22nd, 2007
So you thought cooking had to be done with electricity or gas, right? Except for making the occasional sun tea, that’s how most of us prepare food. But there are so many more possibilities out there! Here are a few:
Solar cookers and info on solar cooking:
Solar Household Energy, Inc. (Run by a woman in my [...]
Posted in Belly laugh, Philosophizing on Jul 18th, 2007
I just realized this: anyone who wants to date me, or even be good friends with me, must pass the refrigerator test. This is actually a two-way litmus test. If you look in my fridge and feel at home or at least intrigued, you will enjoy hanging out with me and vice versa. If what [...]
Posted in Recipes on Jul 17th, 2007
Here I go again with barbecue ideas. And this time it actually has to do with stuff you can cook on the grill!
Whether your source of grilling heat is a barbecue in the back yard or a campfire in the woods, the following recipe should work nicely. The one after that can accompany your grilled [...]
Posted in Philosophizing on Jul 13th, 2007
I’ve been reading about the idea that cooking sets humans apart from our fellow animals. Many deep dudes (and dudettes) have argued that this is true. Cooking allowed humans to render more foods digestible, preserve nutritional resources, and come together around a fire.
Cooking and communal eating also changed the meaning of social signs, according to [...]
Posted in Recipes on Jul 9th, 2007
I have been meaning to post this recipe for a while. Amaranth, from the wonderful farm/orchard/dog heaven where I WWOOFed in Mexico, is the creator.
This is a good moment to share this, I think, because I’ve seen carrots boasting those delicate furry tops at farmers’ markets lately. Enjoy, and let me know what you think!
CARROT [...]
You name the ethnicity, this link will help you cook like… well, someone who cooks in that ethnic tradition. And it’s all veggie!
These are the kinds of dishes I like to tell people about when they ask what vegetarians eat. It’s my theory that we enjoy flavors and food adventures that most omnivores would [...]
