My hands are caked with soil. You can call it dirt, if you wish. But it is soil. My seeds are planted in small pots to let them germinate. Last year, I started them in egg cartons but I don’t have any right now so small pots it is. Yes, I am typing with grimy fingers because I didn’t want to forget that I wanted
17 Vegan Recipes Featuring Spring Veggies You Can Make Right Now
Being a vegan is great all year round but it is never more fun and exciting than in the spring. As the world wakes up from winter, markets are bursting with spring produce. Asparagus, peas, radishes, carrots and vegetables in all the colors of the rainbow are coming into season. It’s time to make something fresh and tasty and let your mouth know it is
Fresh Shelling Beans: How to Cook Shellies in Your Instant Pot
Fresh shelling beans or “shellies” such as black-eyed peas, crowder peas, and butter beans can be hard to come by. Shelling beans have edible seeds, but the pods must be removed which can be a cumbersome and time-consuming task. Many farmers prefer to let the beans dry before harvesting because the beans are easier to remove from the pods and they are a shelf-stable crop
Salad Days
Late spring and into summer is made for eating salad. The weather in most parts of the country is perfect for growing abundant amounts of lettuce and other veggies. Here in California, we have been enjoying salad for days, and my sister, who lives in New York, told me that her salads have been amazing. I recently picked up this massive head of lettuce, and
Healthy Cooking at Any Age – Healdsburg Regional Library
Come join me at the Healdsburg Public Library on Thursday May 23rd at 11 am. I will be doing a cooking demonstration using the Instant Pot and other cooking (or raw) methods. The event is FREE and takes place from 11 to 12:30 pm. Samples of seasonal, organic vegetables and other foods will be served but it will not include lunch. This is not a
Saffron Quinoa with Spring Vegetables
April is my birth month. Perhaps that I why I have such an affinity for what grows now: asparagus, sugar snap, and English, peas, bitter greens such as dandelion, nettles and lemony sorrel. Feel free to add any of them to this dish. When I first tasted quinoa, more than 20 years ago now, I fell for it- hard. There were few recipes that stood
Healthy Living at Your Library: Cooking in Season
Please join me at the Healdsburg Regional Library for a cooking demonstration using vegetables from local farmers markets for each season. As the seasons change so does the produce. Since our grocery stores have all kinds of produce year round, we often forget what’s in season, unless it’s a ripe summer tomato or a melon. However, we have abundant vegetables and fruit year round. Jill
Vegan Tomatillo Black Bean Salsa for Cinco de Mayo
By Nikki Kuhlmann, “virtual” intern and dietetics student South Dakota State University Happy Gringo Cinco de Mayo! Celebrate today with a delicious Tomatillo Black Bean Salsa from Jill Nussinow’s cookbook, “Nutrition CHAMPS: The Veggie Queen’s Guide to Eating and Cooking for Optimum Health, Happiness, Energy and Vitality”. This salsa can be spiced up or spiced down to your liking. It tastes great and also covers
The Veggie Queen’s Raw Kale Salad
By: Nikki Kuhlmann, “virtual intern”, South Dakota State University Kale? The superfood? I’m sure most of you have heard someone mention this nutrient packed leafy green at least once. This superfood is a staple in my kitchen and I also try to sneak it into other recipes. “But how do you make it taste good?” is a common question I hear. This kale salad will
Pressure Cooker Vegan Munggo
When my late dog Bear was alive, I used to cook him a brown rice and mung bean dish. One day after I accidentally overcooked the mung beans I posted on Facebook asking my friends for something to do with them. Luckily my sister’s childhood best friend, Lisa, responded that she would make a Filipino dish called Mungoo. She gave me rough directions and here’s