I’m always looking for something new to do with eggplants, it’s hard to not just make eggplant parmesan or baba ganoush all the time. This weekend we tried our hand at an eggplant bolognese recipe from Whole Foods. It needs a day to sit for the spices and flavor to reach it’s peak, but the [...]
Oh my are the chickens everywhere in East Austin! I would wake up in the morning to their chuckles. It seems Austin has embraced the backyard chicken and celebrates it with the Funky Chicken Coop Tour in early April. The benefits of chickens: great addition to your garden ecosystem local protein no need to worry [...]
Interestingly, basil is a mild anti-bacterial. Studies published in the February 2004 issue of Food Microbiology, have shown that washing produce in solution containing either basil or thyme essential oil at the very low concentration of just 1% resulted in dropping the number of Shigella, an infectious bacteria that triggers diarrhea and may cause [...]
You may have a natural spring with watercress growing in it like in Wisconsin. I wish I were that lucky. I’ve always known about watercress sandwiches for some reason, but this site, watercress.com, gives you history, recipes, nutritional information, and a little folklore. Proven to help fight cancer, we all need to add this super [...]