Chayote recipe

Recipes for fall foods!

Anyone else have a chayote harvest, not sure what to do with or interested in some recipes?

Made this for UPB event we catered last year.

-First: cut in half, remove seed, steam (apprx. 20-40 mins) until tender

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Today's local harvest

Pindo palm (aka jelly palm) tastes like apricot-peachy & pineappley-citrus flavors

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Scarlett Runner beans
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Visit our "Dye"- I. - Y. Station, art using natural dyes

Today's Local Harvest is unique today,


DYE It Yourself, with natural dyes, from plants & mushrooms...


-Select a piece of fabric (100% cotton muslin)

-dip & dye to your liking from Turmeric, Fennel & Carrot tops, Mushroom & Iron, + Onion skins baths.

-Drip dry (not in direct sunlight, as it will significantly fade dye colors).

-Rinse in cool water.

-Apply heat (high setting on dryer, or iron works wells).




Washing:

-Do not use heavy detergents.
-Hand wash in cool water.
-if it requires soaps, add a little natural soap (like Dr. Bronners)




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Sunday: Garden Party! Hope to see you here!

Hey everyone!

Today's finally our big fall celebration---time for learning saving seeds from our favorite summer fruits & veggies to use for next years crops, gathering seeds & sowing winter crops, time for gathering acorns, taking cuttings & propagating berries, grapes, & perennial collards, homesteading skills & natural dyeing!

We hope to you come visit us in the garden today! Even if you're just passing by, the garden is always open to you, please come see what the goings-on all about!

Today local harvest basket!

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Herbs:
-Rosemary
-Vietnamese Coriander
-Mint
-Culinary Sage

Veggies:
-Tomatillos
-Tomatoes
-Jalapeno peppers
-Thai peppers

Fruits:
-Strawberries
-Golden Raspberries
-Palm fruits
-Lemons
-Limes

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Save the Date

You're invited:

September Seed Saving & Perennial Propagation, Garden Party!

Create your own localized seed library for next year from your favorite crops. Help build up the skills for self-reliance & food sovereignty for yourself & your community. Here at the Hillside Homestead, there are over 200 varieties of fruit trees, shrubs, & vines, & many types of herbs & annual veggies we can work with. We also have the option to propagate some perennials, such as the purple tree collard, gojis, Chilean Guava, grapes, etc. We may be coordinating with a local gardening group as well.

This will be kid-friendly (all ages welcome). Farm curious, encouraged.
Stay Tuned!
This is being planned for Sunday, September 28th. From 11 AM to 6 PM. Exact times to be announced soon. 
https://www.facebook.com/events/355140021311721

Sweet Cream & Harvest

Karen's been making tarts from garden fruit all week. Here's the first tart, left & below.

Fruit tart with Patisserie Cream with Navel orange zest: Figs (2 colors), Raspberries, Blackberries, + Pears

~local harvest~

Second Tart

Sliced Pears, figs and berries (Thornless blackberries, raspberries & a cape gooseberry center)

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 Karen's third tartGarden tart with cream-cheese & creme fraiche style base, with Navel Orange zest: cape gooseberries, pears, strawberries, 2 kinds of figs, raspberries, & blackberries. 

Local Harvest

Lemons (galore), orange & red 'maters, tomatillos (perfect on a sandwich or roasted into salsa verde), rhubarb, zucchinis, chard, purslane (very healthful! Packed full of Omega 3s!), lemongrass bundle, key limes, native grapes (seeded), cape gooseberries, arugula, lemon balm, fresh cut zinnias, rosemary, purple tree collards. enjoy!

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Today's local harvest: harvest your own oyster mushrooms & bring home some cultivated tasty culinary mushrooms, ENJOY! 

READ: How to Eat Mushrooms Properly

-always cook your mushrooms 

-start slow. Don't eat a lot of mushrooms that are new to you. Try a new variety & work your way up.

-these mushroom were intentionally cultivated on these sawdust blocks. There is a very small chance something else could pop up on or maybe near blocks, but will look quite different. If you feel unsure, please do ask us! Remember this sage advice: always ask yourself if you trust the brain of person who id's/offers you mushrooms with your liver!

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Come enjoy today's fresh local harvest!

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Today's Local Harvest

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Today's Local Harvest

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Today's local harvest: shiso herbs, summer squash, freshly picked peach, cape gooseberry, basil, culinary sage (purple & green), 'Parisian' carrots, lemon verbena & sweet pea flowers

Hope to see you tomorrow!

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"And for dessert: buttercup squash mousse parfait (layered with vegan coconut whipped cream & #marysgonecrackers ginger snap love cookies)"
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"Making stuffed chayote for #universitypressbooks Slow Reading Dinner! More to come!"

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"First: cut in half, remove seed, steam (apprx. 20-40 mins) until tender"

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"3 garlic cloves (per 3 large chayote), chopped. 2 Roma tomatoes, chopped. 8oz fresh mushrooms, chopped. Pinch or two sea salt, pinch of two crushed red pepper flakes. (Optional: apprx. half large red bell pepper). 1/2 cup sprouted grains bread crumbs (apprx. 2 slices, toasted). 1 egg whisked (backyard & pastured FTW). 1 tsp. dried basil, 1 tsp. dried thyme. 20 Kalamata olives, pitted, chopped. Directions: Heat few tablespoons of extra virgin coconut oil in a large sauce pan. Sauté garlic till golden. Add mushrooms, tomatoes, red bell pepper, seasonings. Cook until tender. (We cooked till water/excess moisture disappeared). Remove from heat. Add bread crumbs, olives. Wait until heat dissipates, then add egg."

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"Happy to serve #ourlocalharvest at #universitypressbooks in Berkeley for another Slow Reading Dinner: Stuffed Chayote with a side of braised greens (chard and tree collards, picked only moments before)"
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"Sundays hillside harvest: Grapefruits, Meyer lemons, Eureka lemons, Bearss lime & Mexican limes, culinary sage, dried thyme, dried feverfew, Scarlett Runner beans, & cape gooseberry plant! Flowers: Mexican salvia (mmm, smell! so nice)"

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"Today's local hillside harvest: Meyer lemons, Bearss & Mexican limes, Grapefruits, Eureka lemon, dried thyme bundle, a bundle of dried Fever-Few for aches & pains (medicinal tea). Flowers: Cymbidium, lavender, tree daisy (smells like cookies) "

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"Our Local Harvest, Friday January 17th: pomelos, Meyer lemons, MexicanLimes, Bearss limes, Eureka lemons, Chayote squash, thyme bundle, feverfew for tea"

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"Our Local Harvest today: Bearss limes & Mexican Lines, thyme bundles, (giant) Eureka lemons, Scarlett Runner beans (for planting), dried culinary sage, Meyer lemons. Flowers: Mexican salvias, cymbidium, treedaisy. + Free Cape Gooseberry plant!"

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"Our Local Harvest from Wednesday June-uary 15th: from left to right, Meyer Lemons, dried feverfew for medicinal tea, chayote squash, Eureka Lemons, jar of dried rosemary, Bearss Limes & Mexican Limes, thyme bundles. Flowers: cymbidium, Mexican daisy, tree daisy (cutting can be used for propagation, though plant with care as very vigorous spreaders; smells something like vanilla and chocolate). Cape Gooseberry plant, free for taking!"

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"About to build a new house on property (with natural building techniques, still in design process). One of first steps, however, was to move the bees' hive. Just suited up & moved their hive cross town, under the cover of darkness... The sage bundle & shamans blend helped calm them down (they're sort of somewhat aggressive hive). First we tried with dried bamboo leaves & no smoke & they crawled out, started to get upset. When we returned with soft grass & blew some sage smoke, they went back in their hive. We stuffed their door with grass, ratcheted their hive together, wrapped in bed sheet & drove to a bee keeper friend we know, about 3 miles away. There they were set in her yard on top of a new empty hive. We gave them 10 mins to readjust & calm down after trip & then removed some grass so they can now leave the hive. So here we are pre-trip, minus gloves & John drove to friend with his hood on. "

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