mint box mini oils

start with a cute, little box 

of trader joe's green tea mints.

{save them in another container.}

you'll need three 1/4 dram sample bottles,
and three 5/8 dram sample bottles.

fill with your favorite essential oils.
put them cap-to-cap for the best fit.

this would make a great holiday survival kit.

which six essential oils would you pick?

do you need to make one of these?
i can help you do it!

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i love helping people find solutions

using these pure botanicals

for things like:

better sleep,

pain relief,

emotional well-being,

digestive support,

preventing illness,

basic first-aid,

non-toxic cleaning,

and holiday survival.

they are amazing tools for wellness.

are you curious? let me know.

find more info here.

♥

summer favorite: asian slaw

such a delicious thing, asian slaw.

we welcome it back every summer.

it's as easy as one, two, three.

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◄one: brassicas►
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finely chopped chinese cabbage

+

finely chopped kale

+

grated kohlrabi

you could also use

broccoli, cauliflower, brussels sprouts.

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◄two: asian dressing►
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2 cups canola oil

+

1 cup rice vinegar

+

1 cup tamari {soy sauce}

plus 

a little sesame oil

fresh garlic

dry mustard

salt & pepper

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◄three: extras►
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toasted sliced almonds

grated carrots

chopped sugar snap & snow peas

other ideas:

broken dry ramen noodles

toasted sesame seeds

fried tofu

chilled, raw, vegan deliciousness.

perfect for this heat.

♥

asian slaw posts of yore:
2010, 2012, 2014

all credit for this recipe & variations
goes to casey o'leary of earthly delights farm.
along with our weekly farm share,
her csa newsletter is full of great recipes.
love your farmer!

'the works' sauce {it's vegan!}

we're going vegan.

and this is my new vegan sauce.

i'm calling it 'the works'

after emily's favorite vegan wrap

at her local grocery in santa cruz.
emily has been vegan for almost a year,
so this recipe is dedicated to her.

'the works' sauce

makes 2 cups

combine all ingredients and blend until smooth:

1 cup cooked beans {save broth}

{cannellini beans, chickpeas, soybeans}

1/4 cup olive oil

1/4 cup lemon juice

1/4 cup tahini

1/8 cup tamari

1/8 cup apple cider vinegar

1 - 2 cloves garlic

1 tsp spike {seasoning blend}

note:
you can adjust the thickness of the sauce
by how much bean broth [bean juice?] you add.

this sauce is delicious on rice & beans.

make it 'the works' by adding

fresh spinach, purple cabbage, avocado,

salsa & cilantro.

serve in a bowl or in a tortilla.

yum!

it also makes a great creamy salad dressing.

tip:

to make this sauce regularly,

cook batches of chickpeas & soybeans,

combine them & freeze in 1 cup containers.

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interested in why we're going vegan?

watch this documentary:

{also here}

{it's on netflix right now}

♥

earthly delights csa week 18

our final share of the season

tomorrow is the harvest festival.

see a video of last year's festival here.

♥

earthly delights csa week 16 & 17

our share, week 16

our share, week 17

in addition to this,

casey let me know that there were

two heaping flats of unclaimed tomatoes

at the end of pick-up.

i went back & got those, as well.

my freezer is filling up with

frozen tomato bricks.

♥

pickles

lacto-fermented or salt-water pickles.

i had never heard of them

until amanda from our csa

made some a couple weeks ago.

i understand that this is the old-fashioned way.

let me know if you've tried this because

i am almost certain i'm doing it wrong.

read more here and here.

♥

earthly delights csa week 14 & 15

playing catch-up a bit

our share, week 14

{from august 26}

potatoes

anaheim peppers

jalapeño peppers

rooster spur peppers

tomatoes

eggplant

tomatillos

ground cherries

summer squash

basil

onion

magic garlic

beans

cucumbers

watermelon

muskmelon

carrots

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our share, week 15

{from septemper 2}

this was 'farm hands day'

and i helped to bring in this harvest

tomatoes

carrots

anaheim/numex peppers

hot peppers

eggplant

ground cherries

squash

onion

magic garlic

cucumbers

basil

muskmelon

just 3 more weeks left!

♥

earthly delights csa week 13

our share

plums

carrots

rainbow chard

jalapeño peppers

tomatoes

antohi romanian peppers

gernika peppers

eggplant

tomatillos

summer squash

ailsa craig onion

magic garlic

beans

cucumbers {lots of lemon cukes!}

genovese basil

melons

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our hearts are breaking for casey & her family.

her mother, julie, passed away on august 9th.

read all about her awesomeness here.

♥

pretending zucchini is pasta

got a giant zucchini?  try this:

1. slice thin

i used a cheese plane.

note: this zucchini was huge - these slices were 1/3 the width.

2. boil in salted water

until just tender - 4 or 5 min.

3. spread with filling & roll 

homemade pesto - yum!

they were delicious!

we took them to the river & shared with friends.

perfect picnic food - no fork needed.

not all of the slices were roll-able.

for the bits & pieces that fell apart,

i just treated them like noodles

& mixed the pesto right in.

not quite as pretty, but still delicious.

these zucchini noodles - zoodles?

would be so good with chunky tomato sauce.

i want to use them to make lasagna.

such a great alternative

to dense, doughy noodles.

♥

earthly delights csa week 10

our share

magic garlic

green beans

gernika peppers

sugarsnax carrots

summer squash

bulls blood beets

cucumbers

basil

amaranth & lamb's quarters

ailsa craig - white onion

rossa lunga di tropea - red onion

tomatillos

♥

camping trip

turns out,

camping with 22 teenagers is

so. much. fun.

if these student council kids

maintain their government roles,

we are in good {and hilarious} hands.

big thanks to melissa stephenson,
the new student council advisor,
for making this trip happen!

♥

p.s.

after we got home, marian said,

"having you there 

wasn't as bad as i thought it would be."

love you too, honey.

earthly delights csa week 7

casey & crew always take a break

for the week of july 4th,

but they are back at it this week...

our share

kohlrabi

baby carrots

onion

celery

curly parsley

basil

summer squash

kale

magic garlic

cucumber

weeds: lamb's quarters & amaranth

♥

veedon fleece

another favorite van morrison album: this one

if you only listen to one song,

make it the last one.

takes me right back here

we stood and watched the river flow

we were too young to really know

we laid out in the long green grass

and never thought that it would pass

we counted pebbles in the sand

sand like time slippin' through our hand

in sweet summertime

side one

side two

♥

pollinator day

backing up a couple weeks to

pollinator day

at earthly delights & draggin' wing farm.

ned took the rest of the photos.

click on them for some amazing detail.

can you see the camouflaged grasshopper below?

can you see the bumblebee in flight below? 

can you believe this one? 

ned took this!

♥