Hello Friends
I'm laying in bed under an open window nursing my baby. The temperature is 75 and the breeze feels dreamy as it runs over our legs.
Yesterday was our farm day or open house...I don't really have an official name for it.
Kirsten (my friend who helps in the garden) is so talented she makes deodorants, scrubs, creams and salves. She had all these for sale and many free samples. She also makes divine kimchi from garden greens, spices, beets and beet tops. My daughter made Artisan bread and so it was only natural to eat the bread and butter along with generous helpings of Kirsten's kimchi... and then my neighbor brought over organic raspberry jam that she had canned, so of course we had to have more bread and butter WITH the jam piled on top (thank you Jean it was delicious the best jam I've ever had!)
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Kirsten's Body Care |
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Kirsten's Kimchi |
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Overabundance of produce |
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The Garden |
We also had an over abundance of organic produce we gave away....oranges, lemons, kale, swiss chard, zucchini, squash, and eggs. We will do this every 1st and 3rd Saturday from 9am-1pm. Hopefully we will see you here!
Take note of a very informative and exciting movie....here...http://backtoedenfilm.com/
I have been using wood chips to enrich my garden for a few years now and swear by its value in enriching the soil!
If you have an over abundance of zucchini like we do....use these recipes from the Multi Talented Kirsten Kellogg.
I looked at the Paula Dean zucchini bread recipe, compared it with a normal zucchini bread recipe and modified it so that it contains less sugar, less oil and less flour ... I made it in a bundt cake pan rather than two bread pans ... it's super good and "Todd approved" =) **Her BF is Todd who eats a SAD diet, so it he approves its GOOD!
350 degree oven
if you use a bundt pan (use all the batter) - 2 hours
if you use 2 bread pans - about 1 hour
In one bowl combine:
2 1/4 C Flour (multigrain or white)
1 C Almond Flour (or another nut flour)
2 tsp. Baking Soda
1 1/2 tsp. Salt
2 C Brown Sugar
1 tsp. Cinnamon
1 tsp. Nutmeg or Pumpkin Pie Spice
In another bowl combine:
4 Beaten Eggs
1/2 C Oil
2/3 C Apple Sauce
2 C Grate Zucchini
1 tsp. Vanilla
with oil. Pour mixture into pan(s). Cook til sharp knife or skewer comes out clean.
I made this with the left over grated zucchini - again, "Todd approved". Zucchini
Hash Browns
On a cutting board, counter or in a large bows: pat the grated zucchini with paper towel to soak up excess moisture.
Flour mixture: 1/2 C flour, 1/2 tsp Cayenne, 1/2 tsp salt. (modify as desired)
Add the flour mixture to 1 C zucchini so that it thickens it without it becoming too "floury" - also mix in 1/4 C milk. You may have to add a little more flour - depends on how watery. This is a forgiving recipe, so there's so exact amount.
Heat oil in hot frying pan. Gently place about 1/2 C of zucchini mixture into oil and then gently flatten.
Flip when browned. They're done when desired crust is obtained.
If your interested in kombucha, sign up (email me) and let me know you want to come to the Kombucha 101 class starting at 9am.....its free!
Until next time....
Blessings,
Shannon
