Mighty Moringa Menu
This Menu features Moringa from our garden!
What we’re harvesting this week!
We have lots growing on thanks to all the rain the past few weeks! We got our very first honey harvest this week! We won’t be using it for anything this week but bee prepared for some sweet updates! 🍯🐝 Digging potatoes for our samosas this week! I decided against digging the plants up completely …
Spotlight on: Sunchokes
They look like ginger. They taste like potatoes. They grow like weeds. And somehow, almost nobody in Texas grows them. Let’s fix that. The plant I’m talking about is the humble sunchoke — also called the Jerusalem artichoke. Despite the name, it has absolutely nothing to do with Jerusalem and it isn’t really an artichoke …
Spotlight on: Hoja Santa (Root Beer Plant)
This Relative of Black Pepper has giant tropical leaves the size of dinner plates — and they smell like root beer! Its name means “Sacred Leaf,” and this native of the Central American jungle understory has it made in the shade! Know it Hoja Santa is a fast-growing, non-woody herbaceous plant. It produces baby plants …
Spotlight on: Roselle
With a name just as pretty as its flowers, this hibiscus relative produces sweet-tart “fruit” that taste like cranberries! Delicious in sauces, syrups & drinks, easy to grow and, unlike true cranberries, no bog required! Know it: If you’re plant savvy, you may notice that Roselle flower looks a lot like hibiscus flowers. Gold star …
Spotlight on: Chaya
Imagine a tree that produces delicious greens with two or three times the nutritional content of most leafy vegetables, that comes back year after year, and not only that, thrives on neglect! This plant was a staple food source eaten by the Maya people thousands of years ago, but sadly, has since faded into obscurity. …
Basil Pecan Pesto
Here’s my recipe for pesto! 2 cups of fresh basil leaves, packed 1/3 cup pecans, toasted at 350 for about 5 minutes 2 cloves of garlic 3 Tablespoons olive oil 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated Blend all ingredients except parmesan together in blender for a few minutes. Add cheese and blend an additional minute. Use …
Spotlight on: Moringa
This little known tree is a superfood on steroids! Fast growing and highly nutritious, this incredible plant has the potential to banish malnutrition abroad and bolster food security at home. And yet, I bet you’ve never heard of it. The plant I’m talking about is Moringa Oleifera, commonly just referred to simply as “moringa.” This …
Spotlight on: Rapini
Ever seen this weird looking veggie in an Italian market or grocery store? No, it’s not just baby broccoli –in fact, it’s a different species entirely! This weird little broccoli look-alike has a slightly bitter, nutty taste that can be used in so many ways! So let’s get to know Rapini, also called Broccoli Raab. …
Purple sweet potato gnocchi
If there’s anything that annoys me when I’m looking for a recipe, it’s wading through commentary to get to the ingredients. So, here’s the recipe, and I’ll go into further detail below! about 2 lbs of purple sweet potatoes 1 egg about 1.5 cups flour, as needed nutmeg, fresh! Preheat oven to 425 degrees Roast …