DigginFood

A Nice Surprise

I had grand plans for a winter vegetable garden. I dug a bit of compost into the soil and planted little seedlings of lettuce, arugula, chard, and radicchio. I sowed baby greens, radishes, and beets. I even tried my hand at growing fall peas. Then my chickens ate everything. The little stinkers ...

Bento Box Lunches

When I was a kid, my dad made my lunch most mornings before I headed off to school. My lunch box featured a rotating menu of kid-friendly foods: sliced cheese, crackers, and salami, a thermos full of chicken noodle soup, PB&J sandwiches, apple slices, peeled clementines, a mini bag of ...

Who Says You Can’t Play With Food?

If the family dynamics get a little tense tomorrow afternoon, just gather everyone around the computer and show them this video on how to make a carrot clarinet. Then suggest forming a vegetable orchestra instead of arguing over who gets the last piece of pecan pie. Thanks to Denise for sharing ...

Butternut Squash Tacos with Spicy Black Beans

A few miles from my house on the corner of a busy street filled with rundown strip malls and auto body shops sits my culinary north star: the taco bus. It is parked at the back of a small, potholed lot. A portable carport plastered with mariachi posters leans against ...

On the Question of Gloves

My hands are just now beginning to recover from the intensive gardening season. In summer, no amount of scrubbing removes the soil from the creases in my fingertips. I have to remind myself to check my nails before I leave the house. The edges of my fingers feel like fine ...

Garlic. It’s Worth the Wait.

Patience is an overrated virtue in my book. That’s why I tend to grow a lot of instant gratification crops that are ready to eat in a matter of weeks, like baby greens, radishes, cilantro, and arugula. So what did I find myself doing on Monday? Planting garlic. It won’t be ...

Innovative Raised Beds

I burned my pinky cooking butternut squash tacos last night and it hurts to type. So instead of writing a longer post, I thought I’d share a photo of my traditional raised beds built from recycled cedar fencing (top) and some alternative raised bed ideas I discovered at The Garden ...

Welcome Heavy Petal Readers

Andrea over at Heavy Petal in Vancouver, BC runs a weekly photo tour of gardens and this week she featured our garden. Yay! Jon and I were totally thrilled that she thinks our garden is “truly fresh food porn.” That is the best compliment ever. If you’re new to DigginFood, let ...

Cast Iron Skillet Pizza

I love to make pizza, but I do not cook my pies on a pizza stone. Instead, I use my trusty cast iron skillet. When we bought our 786 square foot house, we adopted a strict rule: every tool must have more than one purpose. I've since had to abandon my ...

Gotta Have My Wellies

We are definitely having Wellie weather. The wind whipped up last night and blew the leaves from the trees. Big raindrops are splattering against the windows. The path between the chicken coop and our house is a muddy mess. Luckily I have my ridiculously bright galoshes. Gardener’s Supply Company sent me this pair ...