Cuban Basil

Cuban Basil has a spicy flavor that is great in Italian and Mexican foods. It tastes similar to Sweet Basil except for that spicy kick. You can use it to put a herbal twist into some of your favorite Mexican foods.

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Tweet

Regaling in the food produced by the dried sunflowers, these birds tweet happily.  Approach quietly please.

Drenched

Sweet rain drenches our garden.

Sharing

Love and care of the Food bank plots, even in the summer, yield plenty to share. Here's a recent harvest delivered to TCAA.

Kale Salad

Kale Salad

2-3 T. Olive Oil

Juice from ½ lemon

Salt and pepper to taste

Pinch of red pepper flakes

2 cloves garlic – crushed

Whisk together all ingredients above.  

Pour over a bunch of torn up kale.  

Massage into kale.  

Shred a generous amount of Parmesan cheese over kale and mix well so there is a good coating.  

Let sit for 15 minutes.  

Toss with 2-3 T of bread crumbs.  

Serve.

In Defense of Food

Pollan proposes a new (and very old) answer to the question of what we should eat that comes down to seven simple but liberating words: Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants. 

 Eduarda, Isabel, Pam, and Amanda enjoy a fabulous meal and discuss In Defense of Food.

Mouth watering good food.

Melons

They are growing nicely tucked under a sea of foliage.

Heat Loving Creatures

Armenian cucumbers and eggplant.

Gold

Gold.  Made by the masterful Doug and the composting system at the garden.