The World’s Smallest Aerogarden has been busy! It’s great to see some true leaves. It’s been about two weeks since I set up the aerogarden. It alerted me that it was in need of more plant food, but I will admit to being a bit skeptical given that there was virtually no water consumption, and […]
I bought the world’s smallest Aerogarden
After a winter of snow, melt, more snow, more melt, more snow, I was about climbing the walls wanting to grow something. Anything. Not a succulent. (I have one. They’re nice, but not especially Good Eats.) I got a Sprout-model Aerogarden. I’ve done hydroponics before, but never inside, so I figured it’d be an inexpensive […]
In dire need of a decent mobile theme.
Title says it all. Never a good thing when you don’t like looking at your own site because it looks awful on mobile. I intend to spend some time banging on it later this week and hopefully get it squared away. Much easier to return to regularly scheduled content when you like what you see.
Turkey and Havarti Tea Sandwich
I no longer live in the land of Boudin’s. Alas. Their turkey and Havarti sandwich is a go-to of mine when I’m out and about. This is not a Boudin’s knock-off, but rather something inspired by their concept, and evolved based on what was in my kitchen. It is simple, delicious, and hearty for something […]
Welp
I lied. Never got around to those radish tops. Did make some fun things like paleo potstcker meatballs. I did mine with beef instead of pork, and coconut flour instead of tapioca. Worked great. We had them on salads, dressed with my usual potsticker sauce (sesame oil, soy sauce, tobanjiang, and either rice vinegar or […]
Today became a scramble
I’d been intending to spend the day doing a bunch of little odds and ends around the kitchen, and finish up with working on the site. I’d like to update the blog style and add some pictures and — well, you know, all that stuff that comes along with making a nice-looking blog. Instead, I’m […]
I’m alive.
Really, I swear. There have been a lot of changes in my life, starting with: I no longer live in California. As of two months ago I became a resident of the amazing state of Colorado. It’s been exciting but also nervewracking. Obviously I don’t need to talk about the pandemic, everyone and their brother […]
Preserving Analysis, Summer-Fall 2017
Good stuff: Fresh tomato sauce, cooked and frozen Conserva di pomodori (homemade tomato paste), salted and oil-topped in fridge, no-salt in freezer Sundried tomatoes Bruschetta in a jar (only make one recipe though, we won’t eat it fast enough) Basil pesto, frozen (trade/give away most of it, we eat it but produce far more than […]
Weekly Homestead Report (9/11/17-9/18/17...
Weather: Still in the 90s. What can I say? It’s September in SoCal. Harvested: Tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, zucchini, eggplant, roasting peppers, French strawberries, raspberries (a few). Cooked: Baba ghanoush. What we’re eating: ham and green onion quiche, baba ghanoush, lots of leftovers — why? We’re headed out of town. That’s why this post is late […]
Weekly Homestead Report (Sept 4 – 11, 20
Weather: Thankfully a little cooler. Still humid. Someone tell the weatherrman I want a refund. Harvested: Tomatoes (roughly sixteen pounds’ worth), zucchini, bell peppers, basil, eggplants — about ten! Must be headed toward fall. Cooked: Marinated zucchini with garlic, hot peppers, and basil, conserva di pomidori, yogurt. Ate mostly leftovers this week. There will be […]