Lentil, Orzo & Broccoli Bake

I have been fiddling around in my garden the past few days, nurturing my little sprouts and young plants, weeding, and dreaming about being able to cook again with my fresh bounty.  Chard, broccoli, spinach, carrots, garlic, peas…all are growing more each day. So when I saw this recipe on moveeatcreate.wordpress.com I envisioned my baby vegetables…

Lemon Broccoli Pasta

We planted the first seeds this weekend:  sugar snap peas, peas, spinach, red and purple carrots, rainbow chard, and lettuce.  Now I hope for regular rains to nourish my seeds.  The strawberry plants are looking a little worn, perhaps they have played themselves out, we will see how it goes the year.  The garlic are…

Food Challenge – Jerusalem Artichokes, Broccoli & Roasted Tomato Linguine

Here is the second dish from Farmer Kim’s food challenge – Jerusalem Artichokes, Broccoli & Roasted Tomato Linguine. Jerusalem artichokes are really good roasted, but I wanted to try pan searing them.  I thought that just Jerusalem artichokes and pasta would be boring.  So, I went out to the garden where there were some late…

Chicken and Broccoli Ramen

I love ramen noodles, but do not like the amount of sodium in packaged ramen.  But the curly, twisty texture of the noodles is hard to resist.  So, why not make it at home with my own sauce. Ramen, as a convenience food, feels like it should be a dish made with whatever is in…