ariel's making ... wasabi chard salad

this isn't really much of a "recipe." it's more of an idea. i love chard and for the summer, it's nice to eat it cold, as a salad. for this salad, i chopped and steamed a bunch of organic chard for about 3 minutes. then i drained it and washed it with cold water to stop it from cooking.

then i topped it with a spicy dressing of wasabi, soy sauce, fresh grated ginger, lemon juice, a dash of vinegar, slash of extra virgin olive oil and a bit of maple syrup. add whatever else inspires you ... top with toasted sesame seeds.

pretty darn tasty. enjoy!

kisses,

ariel

chef sam ... makes purple sauerkraut

look at the purple loveliness! so vibrant! we got a lot of purple cabbage one sunday from the free farm stand ... and so chef sam decided to have a go at sauerkraut. it was super easy -- the hardest part is that you have to wait ... and wait ... and then it's done!

all you need is:

organic cabbage

sea salt

water

in a large jar, add your chopped cabbage. sprinkle with salt -- add more cabbage -- keep doing this -- making layers of a dash of salt -- then cabbage.

then press is all down -- REALLY HARD -- try to get the cabbage to start to release it's own juices. the more compact you can make the cabbage -- the better.

now -- top off with water and add a weight on top of it (we used a glass jar filled with water), so that all the cabbage is totally submerged under the water (if it's not under the water -- it can rot.).

we added a pretty yellow cloth on the top too -- to keep out any bugs.

ok -- that's all done. now the hard part. wait .... at .... least .... TWO .... WHOLE ... WEEKS. (the warmer it is out -- the faster it goes though!).

it'll start to smell a lil' stinky and yummy. you'll know when it's done ;)

YUM! tangy! enjoy!

kisses,

ariel