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Play with your food 5: frozen

Posted on February 12, 2026 by Donna Mitchell-Moniak

Frozen, not the Disney movie. Did you know that the vast majority of frozen vegetables and frozen fruit are processed within 2 days of harvest? Yes. Store-bought frozen veggies and fruit are days more fresh than almost anything in the … Continue reading →

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Play with Your Food 2

Posted on January 2, 2026 by Donna Mitchell-Moniak

Green Lentil Yum Stew A green lentil stew can be pretty boring unless … spices by the quantity are used. Half a teaspoon of this or that will not do. Heaping teaspoons or tablespoons, my friends! The other yum factor … Continue reading →

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Random garden joy 22: complete and take-aways

Posted on November 30, 2025 by Donna Mitchell-Moniak

Though this little video was taken last weekend, it tells an annual story: season over. Gardening is a new adventure each year with subdivision exploits through the several months that mark the beginning (start the plants indoors) and the end … Continue reading →

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Random garden joy 20: seed saving 2

Posted on November 19, 2025 by Donna Mitchell-Moniak

Let’s wrap up on veggie seed saving. You might ask, “How do you get the tomato seeds off the paper towel, or wax paper, or parchment?” You don’t. If the paper you used is actually paper -not any percentage plastic- … Continue reading →

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Random garden joy 19: how to save seeds pt. 1

Posted on November 14, 2025 by Donna Mitchell-Moniak

First, lest I forget: cilantro (corriander) and amaranth seeds. Both plants are open-pollinated and self-seed thus spread. Both are edible – the leaves and the seeds. The coriander spice bought online or in store is cilantro seeds, fired/slightly pan roasted, … Continue reading →

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