Beet Greens and Garlic Chive Ramen with Spicy Miso Broth (Dried Pasta and Garden Greens Variation)
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Veggie Chili with Brown Rice and Red Cabbage and Broccoli Stem Slaw
The beans were the last of last year’s beans out of the freezer, the squash was the last of last year’s squash. Everything else was a long storage vegetable or a pantry item.
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State of the Garden
I think during World War II, backyard gardens supplied something on the order of 40 percent (don’t quote me on this) of the nation’s produce. Were we to do that, how much it might contribute to alleviating any shortages–with so much of our food from beyond closing borders.
How might it help shift our growing climate imbalance and social inequality and the hideous chaos it unleashes? Wouldn’t growing some of your own food be a healthy strategy?
The generous harvest from today’s garden all came up from prior year plantings. I may joke about how many variations of greens and grains and pulses I can come up with, but the greens are from my back garden, bursting with nutrients, and everything else is a long storage pantry item (including in recent years, dried beans, for having grown enough of them). Most anything else is a luxury. I can go a long time between trips to the grocery store and still have well-flavored, healthy, and inexpensive meals.
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Penne with Leeks, Greens, in a Yoghurt-Feta Sauce (Dried Pasta and Greens from the Garden Variation)
In this upcoming time of shortages, how are you preparing? Are there ways you can use more of the food you get? Can you grow some?
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State of the Garden
Growing some of your own food–even if just herbs on the countertop–connects us to the earth and the rhythm of growing things and to the place we are inhabiting. And if we all grew some of the basics, what needs to be shipped to us is reduced.
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State of the Garden
First it was icy and wet and then it was just cold and wet. I chose to work from home and was grateful for that aspect of my job.
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Offering for a Neighbor’s Holiday Gathering
Almond Fruitcake with Buttered Calvados Glaze, Culinary Bay (from my potted tree, currently inside), crimson crisp apple from Eastern Market
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Mandala (Edible) for Durga
In recognition of Durga Ashtami.
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