Saturday, June 25, 2011

Kefir and Cilantro Fruit Salad

Serves 2-3


Step your fruit salad game up.  Mix in some herbs and maybe even some cheese next time you put together a fruit bowl.  Mint and cilantro are my go to herbs with fruit but, basil also works well.  The tangy kefir plays nicely off the acidity of the raspberries, banana's provide a nice creaminess, sweetness from the blueberries and the cilantro bring it all together.  This is a great 3 minute breakfast.



Ingredients

1/2 cup raspberries
1/2 cup blueberries
1 banana, sliced
chopped cilantro
2 tbsp kefir


Directions

Mix all ingredients together in a bowl, being sure not to mush the berries too much.

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Our Community Garden Plot

Here are a few pictures of the community garden plot Jenni and I will be planting. It was supposed to be done over a month ago but at this point we're just happy to start growing some of our own food.  Our plot is in Denver at Colfax and Josephine directly next to East High School.

This garden is a huge step in the right direction for this community as well.  This lot was filled with trash, broken concrete and tons of other unmentionables.  The Colfax Corridor is a little run down to say the least.  However, projects like this are completely changing the landscape(no pun intended) of this part of town.  There's a farmers market directly next door to here and Marczyk Fine Foods is opening a second locations about 4 blocks west of here on Colfax.  Not to mention great organizations like, Same Cafe, who also has their own garden plot here, is just down the road.  Same Cafe's motto is "So All May Eat."  Your lunch costs whatever you can afford.  If you don't have any money, your lunch is free.  We're trying to work out how excess crops grown here can be donated to Same Cafe to be served in their restaurant.



Looking towards Colfax


Looking towards East High School

We're still deciding what to plant since it's so late in the growing season but I came across this awesome guide today.  Here is the crop calendar provided by Colorado Fresh Markets for Denver:



June 21st



June 25th

More Photo's Coming Soon