It took a year or two of dealing with an overflowing garden for me to stumble upon my salad smoothie. But this is now one of my summertime staples. As summer is quickly fading away. It is a great way to use up some not-so-perfect vegetables and get a dose of vitamins at the same…
Blog
I’m not a writer, but I play one on the Internet.
What’s the point of this blog anyways? As I have begun to attempt to document a part of my life here, the first question should have been why am I doing this? Since Rancho Piccolo closed, I have been able to evaluate, what I enjoyed most about my work there. And, without a doubt, writing the…
Would you eat this?
I was helping out at Wellspring Charitable Garden this week and we came across this summer squash. After a brief discussion about what we were going to do with it, I got to take it home, there was a lot of squash and no need to let anyone see it and pass judgement. (Although, now…
The Season of Summer
Summer is here today, but what does that mean? In the valley, we think that we have at least 6 months of summer. The temperatures can warm up to the 90’s in April and it seems to go on through October. But, the dates on the calendar exist for a reason and when I get…
Fermented Ginger Carrots
Carrots are one of those ubiquitous vegetables at the grocery store, that no one really knows that they actually have a season. Here in California, in the spring we have carrots that just don’t have the same sweetness that winter carrots have. Like other root vegetable the cold makes the roots sweeter and winter is…
Refrigerator Pickles
Let’s start with something simple, the pickle. In general, I’m a horrible consumer, and if I can make something instead of buying it that is a win-win. Pickles are such as simple thing to make yourself that this is a perfect post to start the blog. Spring is nearly over and these are the first…