Gingerbread Snacking Cake

Gingerbread Snacking Cake from the SmittenKitchen8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into chunks, plus more for pan1 cup water1.5 teaspoons baking soda2/3 cup packed dark-brown sugar1 cup unsulfured molasses2 tablespoon grated fresh ginger2...

Ginger Noodle Salad

Ginger Noodle Salad1/2 lb rice or soba noodles1 Tbsp sesame or peanut oil2 Tbsp light brown sugar, packed1/4 cup rice vinegar1/4 cup lime juice2 tsp soy sauce2 garlic cloves, minced2 Tbsp minced fresh ginger1 Tsp chili paste3 scallions, finely chopped2 ears sweet...

You’d never guess what happened this year

We were too scared to mention this at the time, but we experienced some sort of cosmic event when it came to our ginger and turmeric this year. Call it a miracle or just some good karma… because those plants you saw looking all pretty and plump this past fall...

The thing Greg did 200 times last Tuesday

The first day of spring was this week and we are feeling it, BIG TIME.  We had our first batch of baby chicks arrive this week and we’ve been spending lots of time tidying (Marie Kondo style) so that we’re ready to take on the busy season ahead. One of our...