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Black Bean Veggie Quesadillas—Cooking with Kids

Cooking with kids in a elementary school in San Jose, CA. We made black bean veggie quesadillas. Here’s Ally, who works for Garden to Table in San Jose. We taught the class together. We used the Cooking Matters curriculum to teach nutrition, healthy eating and recipes. We used low or no […]

zucchini bread

Zucchini Bread

If you have a home garden, and planted zucchini, you probably have extra zucchini. Here’s a delicious, healthy recipe that’s quick and easy to make. It uses less oil and sugar than other recipes, and also has some whole wheat pastry flour in place of white flour. I also added […]

Garden to Table Field Trip

Yesterday I volunteered at Garden to Table in San Jose. This is an urban farm project that does awesome work in San Jose, check it out! Here’s a few photos from their small urban farm.         Here’s Zach, Ashley and Aly from Garden to Table Elementary kids came, 2nd […]

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Volunteering at Garden to Table in San Jose, CA

Yesterday I volunteered at Garden to Table in San Jose. This is an urban farm project that does awesome work in San Jose, check it out! Here’s a few photos from their small urban farm.         Here’s Zach, Ashley and Aly from Garden to Table Elementary kids came, 2nd […]

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Scotts Valley Garden Faire

Last Saturday, June 20, was the 10th annual Scotts Valley Garden Faire. We offered veggie burritos, homemade iced hibiscus, and other side offerings.             My daughter and her 2 friends, were the chefs.                 I demonstrated how to […]

broccoli

Broccoli–Parboiling and Freezing

The garden is producing more broccoli than we can eat, so I decided to freeze some to use  in bean dishes and soups. Started by peeling the broccoli stems. Using a small knife, peel a thin layer of the outer skin off the bottom stems. Then cut the stems into small pieces. […]