There are some simple ways to increase the shelf life of your fruits and veggies.
Read moreKabocha and butternut squash soup
Kabocha squash or Japanese pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima) is a winter squash variety that has started to become quite popular in farmers markets and some supermarket chains. Though the skin, which is thick and knobby, doesn't look remotely edible, it actually is and provides a significant amount of fiber. The inside flesh is sweetโa sort of cross between a pumpkin and sweet potato. You can let a kabocha get quite large, which makes it look intimidating, but once you get a knife through it, it's easy to prepare!
This soup takes some time to create, but believe meโit's well worth the taste!
Read moreWood ear, wakame and cannellini bean soup
The combination of woodear mushrooms and wakame seaweed give this soup a unique taste and texture.
Read moreWhite roots soup with parsley root, celeriac, parsnip, and sunchokes
Parsley roots (shown here) look like a more rustic white carrot. They can be quite spindly or quite large, like the ones shown here at the McCarren Farmers Market in NYC. Their taste is delicate, often described as the cross between a carrot, parsley and celery. I like to get them with their tops on. Though at this stage, their tops are quite rough for garnishing a dish, they are perfect for creating soup stock. Photo: Joey L.
The white roots (parsley root, celeriac, parsnips and sunchokes) don't receive much culinary acclaim. Perhaps it's their drab colors; they are quite plain in appearance compared to their far more garish and brightly colored veggie brethren, but they offer up a range of delightful, sometimes, subtle flavors. Try this White Roots Soup, as an example.
Read moreHow to grow a sweet potato in your home
Sweet potatoes are started from slips, which are shoots that grow off a mature sweet potato. This one started to grow a beautiful, delicate slip right in my fruit bowl, so I removed it and placed the slip and the potato in a jar. Photo: Summer Rayne Oakes
When your veggies start to grow eyes and ears, don't freak out! It might just be high time to plant them.
Read moreSpinach salad with shaved vegetables and pumpkin seeds
A farm-to-table harvest salad with fresh spinach and shaved veggies does the trick!
Read moreForaging for morel mushrooms in British Columbia
While filming in British Columbia, my crew and I hiked up Sky Mountain in the Sacred Headwaters and came upon the most delicious feast: morel mushrooms!
Read moreHow to build a vermicomposter for the home
Here are the steps to creating your own vermicomposter for your home.
Read more10 steps to setting up your worm bin
It's fairly easy to set up a worm bin and start vermicomposting (worm composting) in your apartment. Here are the steps to start.
Read moreHow I compost at home: Part III โ vermicomposting
Turns out my red wiggler (worms) are gardeners tooโjust look at what they're growing in my indoor worm bin! Can you identify the other food waste in there?
You might shy away from composting in the home because you have a perception that it's unsanitary, smelly, or just downright inconvenient. Let me dispel all your composting fears!
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