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Thursday, July 12, 2012

Our Garden


The Plot (12.5'x18' of dirt)
Last February we became members of the Pleasanton Community Garden Patch Program. I had never gardened before, but my husband had been itching to get his hands dirty for a long time. When we lived in San Francisco for 6 years, the idea of planting, growing, and harvesting our own food was a distant dream.

In April we began planting. . .yes WE. My official contribution to the garden was planting many of the transplants and seeds.
Tomatoes, cucumber, broccolini, herbs, peppers, sugar snap peas, beets, chard, leeks to name a few!



So far we've harvested tons of basil for pesto, kale, tomatoes, parsley, beets, and several HUGE cucumbers. Back Row: Tomatoes, cucumbers, kale, mini pumpkins. Middle Row: broccolini, herbs, peppers, sugar snap peas

Future kale chips!
By October we will have our own pumpkin patch
I hope I figure out what to do with these "edible" flowers and chamomile in time

 Having fresh vegetables from our very own garden has absolutely been an inspiration in the kitchen.

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

New Favorite: Baked Sweet Potatoes


Sweet but savory, chewy and crispy on the outside, creamy on the inside.  These potatoes are amazing.  It's just a little coconut oil, salt, curry, and turmeric!  Check it out in Kimberly Snyder's book The Beauty Detox Solution.  It takes 90 minutes to bake but these are totally worth it.


This summer salad was from Oh She Glows: cucumber, baby kale, fresh corn, mini sweet peppers, green onion, hemp seeds and an avocado dressing.  Perfect dinner for a mostly raw day. 

My First Blog Post!

Weeknight Dinner:  Zucchini pasta with baby kale and vegan pesto
Over the last year my diet is inspired by blogs and books.  Time to keep track!


To this point my reading has included: