by emily on July 23, 2010
A homemade tahini recipe is not at all complicated. Just put some sesame seeds in a high-quality food processor, whirl it until smooth and spreadable, and voila! It’s as easy as that. Or, is it? Well, it could be. If you like the bitter taste of store-bought tahini. But I don’t. Until a couple years [...]
by emily on April 12, 2010
I confess, I’d never heard of heirloom seeds until just a few years ago. The idea fascinated me. Then I got my first heirloom seed catalog, and just about fell out of my chair with excitement. Dozens of varieties of tomatoes, peppers, carrots, even lettuce that I had never heard of sprang out at me [...]
by emily on January 8, 2010
Wondering whether you should bother growing sprouts? Whether the nutrition in sprouts is worth the hassle? There is some debate about the issue, even among the nutritional “gurus” who agree on most other points. My opinion–based on my own personal research and experience–is that to grow sprouts is a worthwhile and easy endeavor, and that [...]