Today’s post makes perfect use of these crazy little Dr. Seuss-esque greens we call garlic scapes. It’s a creamy savory garlic scape pesto that melts in your mouth and all over your favorite pasta or zucchini noodle sauté. Meet garlic scapes. If you’ve never grown garlic or spotted it in the wild it’s pretty cool. We …
It’s a gloomy fermentation Friday where I live, but rain is always good. Today I wanted to share a recipe for how to use sauerkraut by pairing our favorite ferment with my other favorite food. Sushi. Or more appropriately termed, maki. Maki /ˈmäkē/ • noun a Japanese dish consisting of sushi and raw vegetables wrapped in seaweed. Since I …
Do you love sushi? Are you bored with avocado and cucumber rolls? Would that ever happen? Just in case…we’ve got you covered, learn how to make an easy, vibrant, and tasty watermelon radish maki roll!! Ever since we spotted watermelon radish at the Moscow Food Co-op we have been IN LOVE. Watermelon radish is part of …
Today’s post combines 3 of my favorite foods into one tasty sandwich. Avocados Refried beans Grilled sandwiches This sandwich is sort of like a torta—a traditional Mexican sandwich served on big pillowy rolls like bolillo. Torta de aguacate is my go-to choice when out to eat. That’s right. An avocado sandwich. They are so large …
All about that avocado and sauerkraut. No trouble. To make it into a snack that is. Grab that quarter of avocado leftover from something else equally delicious and throw a few spoonfuls of homemade ferment in there. Then grind a few turns of black pepper across the surface. The black pepper adds color, a little bit of crunch …
It’s vegan maki time! First though, things you need to know about sushi. The terms. Just a few terms so you can sound like a pro. Sushi: Contains seasoned rice (rice vinegar and sweetener), vegetable, fish, and a seaweed wrap of some sort. Sashimi: Raw fish. That’s it. Nigiri: Rice + wasabi with a draped …
I don’t know if you caught yesterday’s post for French Onion Kale Chips but they make this vegan green bean casserole! I’ve wanted to recreate my favorite holiday casserole for some time and when I was planning out November I wrote it down. It was time to replace some of the less than desirable ingredients. First …
I’m not only partial to skulls, I love all things Halloween! Like Frankenstein that’s really guacamole in disguise. Delicious guacamole and it’s all yours. What you need: Plenty of your favorite guacamole (1 batch of this will make 2-3 Franken-cups) Blue corn tortilla chips or strips Clear plastic ‘tumbler’ cups – 9 ounces or smaller …
I honestly cannot believe I’ve never made a real life sugar skull out of veggies before. It was so much fun! With Halloween and Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) approaching, it’s the perfect time to start thinking about skulls, food and vegetables. So, feed your skull with this vegetable, lentil and rice …
Meet your next sandwich. Seriously. This took less than 20 minutes to make so it’s fresh cooked and oh so tasty. It’s a zucchini torta. Did I mention it also has avocado? It does. A torta is a kind of Mexican sandwich served on a bolillo roll and like all sandwiches it can be eaten …