The Perma Life » Food http://www.thepermalife.com Experiments in Living Lightly Wed, 28 Apr 2010 22:52:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Fresh Starts http://www.thepermalife.com/2009/12/fresh-starts/ http://www.thepermalife.com/2009/12/fresh-starts/#comments Mon, 28 Dec 2009 00:26:54 +0000 admin http://www.thepermalife.com/?p=173 Yesterday I wandered around my hometown bookstore looking for something fun to read when I came across a new magazine all about urban farming. More and more people seem to be jumping on the bandwagon of sustainability. The good thing is this wagon has enough room to hold us all! Then, last night, gathered at a relative’s home for a family dinner, my little nephew Ned got to go out and collect eggs which he proudly displayed and then took home:

Ned shows off the eggs he collected

I got excited all over again and then felt guilty that over the past few months life has intruded on my best-laid plans for sharing my adventures with all 2 or 3 of you who are reading this. My resolution for the New Year is to gear back up in the yard, in my community and here on my blog to continue to save my own little corner of paradise. I promise not to leave you hanging this long again.

My garden at least hasn’t been completely fallow: here is a small harvest of lettuce, peppers and radishes from last week. And the broccoli is growing happily as well.

Late December makings of a salad

Broccoli

]]> http://www.thepermalife.com/2009/12/fresh-starts/feed/ 0 Homemade Pop Tarts http://www.thepermalife.com/2009/09/homemade-pop-tarts/ http://www.thepermalife.com/2009/09/homemade-pop-tarts/#comments Sun, 06 Sep 2009 21:41:11 +0000 admin http://www.thepermalife.com/?p=113 This morning I sprang out of bed with the best intentions of weeding the garden, but alas, it was pouring down rain, so I decided to take advantage and have a nice lazy morning. I was in the mood for pastries this morning, so I decided to make one of my favorite breakfasts- homemade tarts. For me, this recipe exemplifies the best of eating fresh- it is fast, simple and so yummy.

All you need:

Frozen pastry sheets ( I always keep a box in the freezer)
2 or three pears (cherries and apples work just as well, but I am partial to the grainy sweetness of pears)
Honey
Walnuts

To Make:
Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees
After defrosting the pastry sheet, put it on a cookie sheet and make a little crust by folding over the edges on all sides
Slice the pears and place them on the pastry
Sprinke some walnuts on top
Drizzle honey over everything

Bake for about 20 minutes and voila! The yummiest pastry in the world.

Ready to eat!

Ready to eat!

P.S. Add some gorgonzola cheese to the mix and you have a great party appetizer.

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