Kimchi

So this is my first ever attempt at making kimchi! it's not the most authentic recipe, but I wanted a vegan version - the only ingredient from the garden was a few carrots! it would be great to grow some Napa cabbages next year to make this with! I will let it ferment for 5- 7 days then make some fried rice to eat it with! yummmmm
here is the recipe I used - I used brown sugar instead of coconut sugar and lime, orange juice combo instead of the pineapple juice and only 4 tablespoons of the red pepper flakes as that was plenty spicy for me. https://minimalistbaker.com/easy-vegan-kimchi/

fall colours

Fall colours for borscht! just picked veggies make the best soup

Beautiful red cabbages make for hearty Winter cooking! I will be cooking a big pot of Borscht soon, with leeks and beets from the garden. Meanwhile, I've cooked up a big pot of Sweet and Sour Red Cabbage in the crockpot. I received "The Zero Mile Cookbook" by Carolyn Heriot as a gift recently - it is perfectly arranged by cooking from the garden with seasonal recipes. Carolyn Heriot, of The Garden Path Nursery: http://www.earthfuture.com/gardenpath/ also wrote " A Year on the Garden Path" - an excellent resource for Westcoast gardeners, such as myself. The Zero Mile Diet book: http://www.harbourpublishing.com/title/ZeroMileDiet comes highly recommended -

many recipes are given for preserving your harvest, and for fermented foods, which I am interested in pursuing. The book covers many topics, including: • Growing organic food year-round • The small fruit orchard and backyard berries • Superb yet simple seasonal recipes • Preserving your harvest • Seed saving and plant propagation • Dirt-cheap ways to nourish your soil • Backyard poultry—it’s less time-consuming than you think • Growing vegetables in the easiest way possible • A–z guide to growing the best vegetables and herbs.

As well as being scrumptious, red cabbage is so very good for you: http://www.fitsugar.com/Benefits-Nutrition-Red-Cabbage-19149424 Easy to grow, versatile, and a beautiful veg in the garden - perfect! You can find organic red cabbage seeds through Stellar Seeds: http://stellarseeds.com/category/seeds/vegetables/cabbage

almost as good as Grandma's coleslaw

One half head of precious red cabbage awaiting inspiration: Almost As Good As Grandma's Coleslaw, is the result: grated red cabbage grated carrot finely chopped red pepper 1 jalapeno pepper finely chopped red onion *** dressing: 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar, 1 Tb. sunflower oil, 1 tsp. honey, salt and pepper it's bright and colourful and crunchy - you can add some grated beet too, if you have one.