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April 6th, 2010
In a glorious break in the rain, we held the first Earth Cafe class of the spring last Saturday. The Commonweal garden in Bolinas was in full form that day, and I was in awe of how alive and beautiful everything was. We had a great class. I taught students how to gather nettles and cook them with phyllo dough.  Nettles are the essence of spring itself. The amazing Chef, Jeremy Peckham, came out and taught us knife skills and how to make yin/yang sushi. I learned many things I did not know before about how to make sushi from him.  Tammy, the farm manager, taught us how to prepare soil and plant seeds  . Each student has taken home several seedlings and will be learning how to grow food from seeds. After a day on the farm, eating seasonal and wild foods, and being with great people, I felt healthy and alive. I look forward to the next class May 1 when Ruby teaches us about urban homesteading.
I returned home to be further trained in the art of paella by my teacher, Michael Rauner. And the next day I tried out my first attempt at making german style potato pancakes. I am so lucky to get to learn and teach all of this!!!
February 25th, 2010
I have been studying how to make Paella from Michael Rauner. Paella, it seems, is the kind of thing that is passed down the generations. Michael learned from the son of a shipwrecked Corsican sailor who married the lighthouse keeper’s daughter. And I am learning from Michael. I learned the other day that the paella plan must ONLY be used for paella, and of course the occasional gong! We made homemade paella on the fire drum under the plum blossoms, in a break between the rains, the first outdoor feast of the year. I didn’t take any photos of our feast, however, here is a link to a rather barbaric way to do outdoor paella. While I won’t do it exactly like this, I am aspiring to getting a big pan. And of course, gathering the mussels for the paella myself.
Paella on YouTube
February 18th, 2010
I wonder if this is true? I would be curious to hear from anyone has tried this…
Times of India, 10 June 2009, 12:00am
Say goodbye to Viagra, for experts have discovered a more natural way of boosting life in bed—cabbage.
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Pickled cabbage nearly works the same wonders as the popular drug.
According to Croatian nutritionist Dr Lejla Kazinic Kreho, pickled cabbage nearly works the same wonders as the popular drug.
Boffins at King’s College, London, found that sauerkraut played a powerful role during the research, reports the Daily Express.
Croatian nutritionist Dr Lejla Kazinic Kreho discovered just how powerful sauerkraut could be in an investigation into the best natural Viagra at King’s College London.
According to the Austrian Times, she said: “The knowledge collected at King’s College shows pickled cabbage is the best natural Viagra. It may be hard to believe that sauerkraut is one of most powerful aphrodisiacs, but the British data is conclusive.”
Talking to Croatian daily Vecernji List, she said: “I can only suggest all men try it. Eat cabbage twice a day and observe how your sexual power increases.”
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Nettles are the essence of spring itself. The amazing Chef, Jeremy Peckham, came out and taught us knife skills and how to make yin/yang sushi. I learned many things I did not know before about how to make sushi from him.
Tammy, the farm manager, taught us how to prepare soil and plant seeds
. Each student has taken home several seedlings and will be learning how to grow food from seeds. After a day on the farm, eating seasonal and wild foods, and being with great people, I felt healthy and alive. I look forward to the next class May 1 when Ruby teaches us about urban homesteading.