Ok, I know i just did a post about how inedible bitter melon is, but this is actually becoming a recipe I crave. I love the way all the flavors blend together! In Chinese medicine the flavors influence our different organ systems. Having a balance of all the five flavors brings balance to your whole…
Tag: late summer
End-of-Season Sriracha (With A Twist!)
At the end of the season here, the only things still hanging on in the garden are cassava, roselle, sweet potatoes, and hot peppers. This year even the hot peppers are flagging – they really haven’t appreciated all the rain this summer. No matter, last year the hot peppers were in rare form, and…
Stone Pear Tart
We have an unfortunate pear tree in the orchard that I once bought around Christmas time to be our Christmas tree. It seemed like a perfectly lovely idea at the time, like an idea out of a Christmas carol, but actually the pear tree hated being inside with lights and ornaments all over it,…
Toadstools And Fairy Rings 