John 
This is from Simply in Season, Recipes that celebrate fresh, local foods in the spirit of More-with-Less. Hint: Wait until its just about fully baked and then garnish the top with the parsley and parmesan. Add more cheese if you want. -John Ingredients 2 cups cabbage, shredded 1/2 cup carrots, shredded 1/3 cup scallions, chopped … Read more
This recipe is adapted from breadexperience.com. It is originally called Classic Pumpernickel Bread. Rye flour is just as good. The only challenge is that the dough ends up being very sticky, so you have to continually, gradually add the wheat flour as you knead it (no pun intended). I also like to add seeds to … Read more
This is from Simply in Season, Recipes that celebrate fresh, local foods in the spirit of More-with-Less. It is basically a quiche with carrots instead of spinach and its delicious! I substituted Monteray Jack cheese for extra sharp cheddar. -John Ingredients and Preparation: 3 cups carrots, shredded 1 ½ cup water 2/3 cup brown rice, uncooked ½ … Read more
If you want some tasty, healthy, semi-sweet rolls for a snack then you’ve found a great recipe! It comes from the book, Simply in Season, Recipes that celebrate fresh, local foods in the spirit of More-with-Less. I would recommend this recipe to anyone who is interested in getting into bread baking. These crescent rolls … Read more
This is one of my favorite ways to cook eggplant and it impresses your friends if each slice of eggplant is topped with a green basil leaf. Sometimes I’ll fry the eggplant instead of baking it. -John Ingredients: 2-3 medium or large eggplants Fresh basil leaves 1 cup corn meal 2 tablespoons wheat germ 2 … Read more
This is an easy recipe for cooking root vegetables and it’s a great side dish. I love it because it combines so many vegetables and it adds color to the meal. The less common veggies give this dish great flavor. Celeriac tastes like celery, rutabaga is slightly sweet, and parsnips are deliciously sweet. I recently … Read more