Sarah’s Kale Salad
Sarah Mangion brought this salad to two parties before I asked her for the recipe…she was a little sketchy about the proportions, so just experiment. It is REALLY good!
Ingredients:
A Bunch of Kale–de-stemmed
Avocado
Pine nuts
Olive oil
Bragg Amino Acids
Cumin
Sarah’s directions (she forgot about the oil, so don’t forget about the oil)
Put avocado, pine nuts (roasted is best), cumin, braggs, and de-stemmed kale pieces into a bag. Massage till soft and thats it! No cooking necessary (the braggs amino acids “cooks” it). Yeah!”
Ellen and I took this salad to a party in Penngrove last night where everyone kept refering to it as “hippie raw food.” It struck me as so odd and it kinda pissed Ellen off. At any rate, this salad is oh so good.
Tomato Confiture
I’m planning the menu for the December 26th party. I’ve gotten as far as squash soup with frizzled leeks. I figure lighter fare is what we all need after Christmas, though I have not made any plans to have a large feast at all I guess. Ailee will be here as well as my Dad and we’ve invited Jena, Ryan, Sonya, Mars and Kat. So far Christmas in California is really pleasant. I don’t even mind the decorations without a snowy backdrop. We had a Montessori party on Friday at Lotus (Indian Restaurant) and we each got a really nice bonus. That is not something I am used to, so that, and the gifts from appreciative parents give my job a dimension I had not expected. Especially given the fact that on Wednesday I was ready to throw my hands into the air and start looking for a new job.
I’m thinking of making some changes for the new year and limiting internet time is one. I also really need to get my yoga thing going on in a bigger way. I recently received notification that Fastening Myself to You will be published in the 2009 edition of the Briar Cliff Review and I have some ideas for a new writing project. Ailee will be in culinary school in St. Paul and Caleb is already making things I’ve never heard of like tomato confiture and I’d like to take part in a 2 week permaculture residency at Occidental Arts and Ecology Center. I’m thinking/hoping that the three of us can put something together in terms of food, sustainability, conscious eating…something like that. Selling my house and making a permanent move is something else I’m considering. It’s just too hard to manage it all…even though I can sell my house in Vermillion to buy a brick in Marin. I’m happy here. I like it.
We Grow Food in California
I’m picking figs, lemons, persimmon and fruits of the strawberry tree now and watching them all bud, flower and begin to grow fruit again…apples too. Weird and wonderful.
Samantha’s Kale Smoothie
Unfiltered Organic Apple Juice
2 leaves Kale or Chard
1 Ripe Banana
lots of Fresh Ginger
a Handful of Flaxseeds
blend and drink. yum. I sometimes also squeeze in some fresh lemon juice.
