breakfast for dinner

when i was a kid we sometimes had breakfast for dinner. it may have been for fun, but every now and again it might have been a way to get through a leaner time.

this is something i made for my spirit-kid nate on a night when my cupboards were bare. it was a surprisingly delicious and satisfying meal.


cornmeal pancakes

1 1/2 c. organic cornmeal

1 1/2 c. boiling water
1 tsp. sea salt

1/2 buttermilk

1/2 c. pine nuts
2 tsp. organic cane sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract

big pinch baking powder

bacon grease
maple syrup

1. combine cornmeal, boiling water and salt and let sit to plump up the grains.

2. make a well in the center of the cornmeal mixture and add the buttermilk, pine nuts, sugar, vanilla, and baking powder. fold together gently until just mixed.

3. heat a cast iron skillet to medium-high and add bacon grease.

4. spoon the batter into the pan and cook carefully, allowing the cakes to cook for a while undisturbed and flipping only once.

4. serve with maple syrup.

spring alphabet

artichokes
asparagus
avocados
basil
beets
carrots
cauliflower
dill
eggs
endive
fava beans
fennel
green garlic
kale
leeks
mushrooms
mustard greens
nettles
onions
peas
rhubarb
strawberries
thyme

be love farm

i've been lucky to be able to do a lot of fun things lately. for the first time joshie and i were able to visit be love farm in vacaville where the engleharts, the founders of cafe gratitude live and grow a wide variety of organic crops and raise chickens and cows.

we had a short tour around the farm and then dinner.

chandrafresh and eric-james were the cooks for the evening.
this is what we had:

farm lettuces with lemon vinaigrette and a be love farm egg
corn and potato gordas with salsa and raw milk yogurt
braised kale with roasted tomatoes and pumpkin seeds
raw milk and honey ice cream with honey candied walnuts and fresh mullberries

everything was grown and sewn on the farm
needless to say; we were grateful.