Lately, one pot meals are on my radar. In my family, one of my favorite meals is Minestra, Italian comfort food. It’s a delicious and easy combo of sausage (and other pork products), greens, and beans. So, if you’re in a hurry, make it in a pressure cooker (I used an Instant Pot). But,…
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Spring Greens Pie
This week I saw a great recipe on the Seeds From Italy site. Of course, I made some additions and changes. Right now, since it’s hard to keep up with the collard, kale, chard, and spinach production, I decided to pick them all and make a spring greens pie. It’s a delicious way to get…
Salsa Slaw
My nephew started making a delicious slaw, and perfect for summer. Even if you think it sounds a little strange, make it anyway! PrintSalsa Slaw Ingredients4 cups finely shredded cabbage or baby kale 1/3 cup diced Claussen pickles, seeds removed, or use baby kosher pickles 1 large jalapeño, seeded and diced 1/2 tsp mustard seeds…
Wild Mushrooms and Greenhouse News
It’s a perfect time to find puffball mushrooms, and it’s a great addition to our asparagus and artichoke crop. With the ground damp, and the weather still decent, I should be able to find a fair number in the yard this spring. The field used to be perfect for hunting them, but its been plowed…
Colcannon Plus
Happy 2015. We celebrated with a special colcannon. I made it into a one dish meal of deliciousness. I used kale instead of cabbage, because I like it better, and I threw a few broccoli leaves in with it. If you haven’t read anything about broccoli leaves yet, they are the new superfood, twice as…