wet and cold days ahead, so we plucked a lot of green tomatoes to save them. some might still turn red on the windowsill, all the rest will be pickled. two zucchini added to the fridge and some more still on the plant with a chance of reaching edible size before the season is over. […]
Month: September 2020
Burrito – Mix and Match
Burrito is one of our family favourites. Yes, it takes some preparation and some ingredients that you probably don’t have on stock. we always keep some tortillas in the freezer and have canned beans and corn, as well as pickled jalapenos in the storage. additionally you will need to prepare guacamole, salsa and spiced rice. […]
Easy Lentil Soup
let two cups of lentils soak for at least half an hour in water. chop an onion. fry both the onion and the (drained) lentils for a couple of minutes in olive oil. if you have, add two-three slices of fresh curcuma. add hot water and let boil until lentils are done. salt to taste. […]
Majaderah and Hot Tomato Salad
two perfect sides for a fish or a full meal by its own means (just add yogurt) Big onion (sliced) cup of lentils (best soaked in water for a couple of hours/ overnight) cup of bulgur cumin three tomatoes one fresh hot chili one clove of garlic half a lemon olive oil Majaderah is a […]
Pasta, Chicken, Mangold-Pesto
Chicken breast or chicken roast leftovers Mangold-Pesto Garlic Oregano Chili Pasta Boil the pasta. Cut the chicken into comfortable bites. Fry the chicken in olive oil with garlic, salt, pepper and lot’s of oregano. Serve the pasta with pesto and chicken, garnish with slices of fresh chili.
Mangold/ Chard
one of the most successful and prettiest plants in our allotment is the rainbow chard. It keeps on growing and we seriously cannot keep up with it. We made filled chard leaves with rice and minced lamb meat (maybe Yosef can write down the recipe at some point). we also used it for mulch, which […]
Dear Diary – 19.9.20
It was a surprisingly warm week with lots of sun. All the plants went right back into production mode. Harvested all the sweet corn, salad, freed the beans from the accidental mustard salad, plucked some peas, uprooted celery and leek.
Kumpir with Sauerkraut
Recipe for a happy gardening and fermenting reward. You need: Big potatoes Sauerkraut Yoghurt Cheddar cheese Butter Salad with nuts and figs wrap the potatoes in foil and bake them at least 60 minutes in the oven at 250°C. Meanwhile prepare the salad to your liking. I used some leafy greens from the garden with […]
Potato Soup with Mushrooms and Croutons
Enough for one grown-up’s lunch or two grown-ups’ starter: Five potatoes, pealed slice of celery root, pealed 4-6 whole peppercorns slice of bread, diced 7-8 Mushrooms, cut in thick slices green onion, cut into rings butter (or whatever, I really prefer butter with mushrooms and potatoes) Boil the potatoes, peppercorns and celery in salted water […]
A little more sophisticated garden veggie soup
5 small potatoes 1 small kohlrabi leek (about 3 cm) 1/4 head of cabbage 1 clove of garlic 3 carrots corn fresh coriander ginger soy sauce lemon grass coconut milk Cut all the veggies (carrots into slices, potatoes and kohlrabi into 2x2cm dices, leek into rings, cabbage, ginger, lemon grass and garlic into thin slices). […]