One of the things I miss the most about California is the Mexican food. We lived on Mission Street in San Francisco for three years and had multiple taquerias with amazing salsa bars at our fingertips. I miss the salsa bars. When Ryan and I were first dating, and living in Davis, we drove out [...]
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Pickled Taqueria Carrots
Posted in canning, recipe, veggies on September 1, 2010 | 6 Comments »
pickled bell peppers
Posted in canning, veggies on August 27, 2010 | 1 Comment »
After pickling carrots, I decided I might as well pickle the three red bell peppers that I had in the fridge. These have whole peppercorns and hot taco mix on the bottom. The brine was a mix of water, apple cider vinegar, sugar, and salt. They were processed for 10 minutes boiling. This recipe made [...]
pickled carrots
Posted in canning, veggies on August 26, 2010 | 1 Comment »
This afternoon I decided to start tackling that 25 pound bag of carrots I got last weekend at Sauvie Island. I followed a recipe for Dilly Carrots in my new canning book – Put ‘Em Up! I didn’t use any onions, increased the garlic by a tiny bit, and I decided to use apple cider [...]
pesto coleslaw and zucchini carpaccio
Posted in dinner, recipe, veggies on August 24, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Tonight called for lots of veggies! I had a bunch in the fridge, and it is just so hot we don’t feel like eating much else. I peeled and seeded two cucumbers, and chopped them in the food processor using the slicing attachment. I also sliced up about 3/4 a red onion, two red bell [...]
Ahh summer. Peaches, cherry tomatoes, and berries. Does it get any better than that? We went to Sauvie Island again yesterday. I somehow ended up with a 25 pound bag of carrots. My plans include dill pickled carrots, hot taquaria style carrots, and some sort of ginger carrot relish. Any other ideas? I also ended [...]
hummus and veggie sandwich
Posted in gluten free, organic, recipe, veggies on August 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I have a new love in my life. She is lovely. Obviously my food processor is a female. She is strong, shiny, and a serious multitasker. I have been hemming and hawing about getting a food processor for years. I thought a lot about exactly which one I wanted and what things I would make [...]
dinner
Posted in dinner, recipe, veggies on September 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I made delicious tacos the other night with the yellow summer squash from our CSA box. Summer squash and an onion sauteed in olive oil with ancho chile powder and hot sauce. I scored some handmade tortillas at Fred Meyer, and found cotija cheese at a little market somewhere in SE (hard to find Mexican [...]
csa bounty
Posted in farming, organic, veggies on September 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »
We joined a CSA this week! Every Thursday we’ll get a bunch of fresh, organic, sustainable, local veggies from Artisan Organics in Hillsborough Oregon. We can buy chickens and eggs for a bit extra too. And they are taking special orders for grass fed lamb. I’m not sure I’m ready for lamb. We walked over [...]
