Tuesday Tip: Fresh Herbs
Even though I grow herbs in my garden, there are always times for whatever reason that I don’t have what I need and buy a bunch of fresh herbs at the store.
Tag Archives: kitchen tips
How-To: Cutting Butternut Squash
Squashes can be intimating to cut, but you’ll have the best tasting meal when using the freshest ingredients.
Tip: Kabocha Squash and Halloween Safety
A big sharp knife slicing through a huge, tough, wobbly, oblong-shaped pumpkin can be downright intimidating. But the work is worth it, because kabocha squash is absolutely delicious.
Tuesday Tip: “Chop’in Brocco-li” and Other Vegetables
A trick that has helped me make my way to the dinner table (and the school lunchbox) a little more gracefully and tastefully- I become my own sous chef.
Tomatoes…and more Tomatoes
All summer I have been waiting for a garden bounty of tomatoes. Santa Barbara finally got some nice summer heat and ta-da!…I found myself with five enormous plants all heavy laden with beautiful, delicious tomatoes at the same time. Great! Great. Great? My tomato windfall coincided with school starting, a full calendar of non-profit events […]
