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Butternut Squash Pizza with Caramelized Onions and Greens
Beside pumpkin, butternut squash seems to be one of the most popular squashes for the fall. Just like squashes in general, there’s many uses for butternut squash. You can make soup, sauce, a pie or cut the squash into cubes and make something like a potato hash. The more I think about it, I think butternut squash has the most ways of being used out of any squash. Butternut squash is mild in flavor with a sweet and nutty…
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The Benefits of Elderberry
The seasons are changing, school is in full swing, people are hustling and bustling going back and forth to work. All this hectic running around can weaken the immune system. Even the healthiest person can fall victim to a cold or flu if the right steps aren’t taken to build up the immune system. We’re not “technically” in the flu season yet but I know a few people who have already had the flu. According to the CDC,…
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Sourdough Chai Pancakes
Always researching for ways to use my sourdough starter, I came across this website. There were a number of recipes which caught my eye, one of them being a sourdough pumpkin recipe. However truth be told I’m not a big pumpkin flavor person. But I love the warming spices that go with pumpkin flavors. However what I like even more are chai flavors! So I decided to reinvent their recipe and create sourdough chai pancakes. Warming Spices Warming spices like…
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Red Kuri Squash and 2 Delicious Recipes Using It
Red kuri squash is something I first tried a few years ago. And since then, each fall I look forward to its return. It’s unlike any other squash in that it’s flavor is mild and reminiscent of chestnuts! In this post I’m going to talk about red kuri squash, the best way on how to prepare it and give two really good recipes using this beautiful squash. Red Kuri Squash Red kuri squash is a member of the Hubbard squash…
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America’s Last Remaining Indigenous Grape.
Saturday morning is one of the best times of the week for me. It’s when I go to the farmers market and partake in all the goodness the market has to offer. Every week it’s seasonal fruits and vegetables, organic grass fed meats, fresh fish, homemade baked goods and the list goes on. But the best part of going to the market is always the possibility of meeting new people and having new experiences which is what happened on this…
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My Upsetting Experience with Paw Paw Fruit
I love fruit and never met a piece of fruit I didn’t like until recently. Before I go into my upsetting experience with paw-paw fruit, let me first say everybody is different. What one person can digest well, another person might not be able to digest at all. I’ll be documenting my own personal experience with paw paw as well as similar reactions others have had to this fruit. I will then leave it to your discretion whether or not…
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Purslane: The Omega 3 Powerhouse
What would you say if I told you I love eating weeds! Would you look at me like I was crazy? Or would you agree and say I love eating weeds too! For the next couple of blog posts I’m going to be discussing “weeds”. These weeds were greens that back in the day used to be eaten like how we eat spinach and kale today but now they’re starting to make a resurgence back to our dinner table. When…
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Heirloom Tomato and Arugula Pesto Turnovers
This is the first year where I’ve taken a deep interest in heirloom tomatoes. And that’s because in years past I’ve been skeptical about eating them. You see my digestion of tomatoes have not been the best in the past few years. For example every time I would eat a tomato or something tomato based, I would break out in a rash and my stomach would get upset. So I made sure to stay away from them. But a few…
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Sourdough Cardamom Blueberry Coffee/Tea Cake
Cardamom is one of my favorite spices. I love to find different ways to use it. However cardamom is also one of the more pricier spices especially if you buy organic. Knowing I wanted to use cardamom for my cake recipe I checked my spice shelf to make sure I had enough cardamom. It turned out I only had a pinch of cardamom left. So that meant a trip to my local market. Normally I buy spices already ground up…
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The Top 10 Reasons To Eat Amaranth Leaves
Three weeks ago I tried amaranth leaves for the first time. And since then every Saturday I’ve been leaving the farmers market with a big bunch of amaranth leaves. What I do with them is make a soup. While listening to some groovy sounds on my old 70s record player, I clean and cut up the greens then I go on to make a delicious amaranth leaf soup which lasts me almost the whole week. This is now my…
