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Latkes for Lunch
Today was a day I didn’t have to worry about getting lunch done and kids on the afternoon K bus, so I decided to have it be a lunch cooking day. The holiday season is a great time to expose the...
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Gathering Rhubarb
With all the rainy weather this year’s garden was planted over a weekend without the help of little hands. However, they will have plenty of involvement harvesting, preserving and cooking what grows...
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Freezing Strawberries
Freezing strawberries is really simple with good results. Now is the time to consider this with local berries available for purchase or as pick-your-own.
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Eggplants, Eggplants and Eggplants
The CSA has PYO on the eggplants remaining in the field. I cannot let a PYO go by. It feels like throwing money away, so I gathered a tote bag full of medium to small eggplants. Some will be roasted...
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Rhubarb Muffins
When you have a good size rhubarb patch you need to find ways to make use of this underused, healthy vegetable. Rhubarb is an excellent source of many vitamins like C, K, A and B-complex. It is high in...
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Too Much Lettuce? Think Soup!
We practice “cut and grow again” to make the most of the lettuce we have planted. We plant seedlings as early as the ground can be worked in the Spring. We also direct seed in the garden in spring and...
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Too Many Cucumbers? Try Chips!
I love having a garden for many reasons: exposure for children from a very young age to growing things ~ from seed to harvest learning about the differences in vegetables experiencing how fresh tastes...
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Soup an Easy, Healthy Meal Option
I continue to have parents ask me how I get the children to eat the variety of foods they do here. I do not have a magic answer, but I believe it’s because of the gardening and cooking we do together,...
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Cooking with Apples and Children
Our local apple orchard is about ready to close it’s doors for the season, so that is when I make sure to purchase at least a half bushel of mixed apples for making homemade apple sauce. Apple sauce is...
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Onions, Onions, Onions……..
I garden with children because of all the learning experiences offered from seed to harvest. Different vegetables and fruits offer different experiences. Onions are fun to plant with children in a...
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