Monthly Archives: June 2010

Wednesday Harvest

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Angela

A few things from this morning’s harvest.  Carrots, beets, 3 types of kale, lots and lots of chard, and buckets full of sugar snap and snow peas. So grateful for the constant stream of Teaching Garden volunteers today.  Folks were … Continue reading →

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Late June Garden Update

Posted on June 26, 2010 by Angela

It’s late June at Salt of the Earth Urban Farm (home of the BCS Teaching Garden)!  Finally, some warm weather (mid-upper 70′s) has settled in (the tomatoes,  summer squash and bush beans look much happier) and everything is flourishing.  The … Continue reading →

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Watermelon Salad

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Angela

A while back, Sunset Magazine called for summer recipe submissions with 5 ingredients or less.  I sent in a recipe, and they published it in the July 2010 issue! It’s a super easy fruit salad recipe based on a dish … Continue reading →

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Stone Fruit Cake

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Angela

Larksong’s Simple Stone Fruit Cake 1 stick unsalted butter 1 cup sugar 2 eggs 1 tsp vanilla 3/4 cup white flour 1/4 cup whole wheat flour 1/4 tsp nutmeg 1 tsp baking powder 1/8 tsp salt approx 3 -4 apricots, … Continue reading →

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trish fixed pictures!

Posted on June 22, 2010 by phalterman
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New Pizza Recipe

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Angela

The other night we tried out a new pizza recipe from Good Eat’s guru, Alton Brown. I really liked that the dough is made the night before and allowed to set-up in the fridge – this way, when I’m in … Continue reading →

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Simple Baby Socks (No Grafting!)

Posted on June 11, 2010 by Angela

Another baby wave!  Lots of friends are having babies in the next several weeks, so every spare moment, it’s knitting, knitting, knitting (I’ve even been knitting in church on Sundays!  I actually absorb the sermon better – multitasking prevents the … Continue reading →

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Chocolate-Malt Cookies

Posted on June 11, 2010 by Angela

Well, one upside of all the cool rainy weather is that it’s prolonged the “baking season.”  It has yet to be so hot that I can’t justify running the oven.  Firecracker and I tried out a new recipe and whipped … Continue reading →

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Surprise in the nest box

Posted on June 6, 2010 by Angela

While it’s by no means as big as this monster, we found quite a surprise in the nest box after church today. Nudge, our Auracana, usually lays a large to extra-large sized egg (the pale green one in the middle … Continue reading →

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