“Even the darkest of night will end and the sun will rise. –Victor Hugo
New Day
Posted in Reflections
Tagged Calmness, confidence, happiness, healing, mediate, pray, priority, respite, self-esteem, strength, time managment, Victor Hugo
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What the Hell are Pea Shoots
I have seen pea shoots before, but always as garnish. Pea shoots come from the pea plant, usually the snow or sugar snap pea varieties. They are harvested as young 2-to-6-inch shoots, including two to four leaf pairs and the immature tendrils. They may also include small flower buds. Pea shoots have a subtle pea flavor and a light and crunchy texture. I wondered how to use them outside of garnish. Google suggested “Pea shoots can be used fresh in salads, which is gaining in popularity, or traditionally in stir-fry, as with many Asian cuisines” I decided the best way to utilize this ingredient would be raw in a salad. I felt in adding the delicate leaves to a stir fry they would lose their snap and crunch. Have you come across Pea Shoots? If so, how have you utilized them in cooking?
Posted in Gardening, Kitchen Adventures
Tagged Asian cuisines, culinary challenge, farm to table, farmers market, gardening, garnish, pea shoots, Peas, salad, stir fry, texture, what the hell
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Sending Love
Getting care packages at sleep-away camp felt like getting hugs through the mail. Gum, games and Mad Libs equaled instant, albeit fleeting, popularity. Now, from upstate New York, I return the favor to my mother at her senior residence in San Francisco. Dried apricots, bagels and lox, and masks show my love, but they cannot replace real contact, nor clear California’s smoky air. Midway through summer camp, we’d watch each parent’s car pull up to find their camper. Hugs during those reunions were big and long. Please, are we midway through this ordeal yet? — Melissa McNeese
Posted in Reading
Tagged aging parents, care packages, children, communication, gift ideas, happy mail, joy, kindness, letter writing, mail, Mailbox, Melissa McNeese, memories, parenting, popularity, Quarantine
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Instinct
Trust your own instinct. Your mistakes might as well be your own, instead of someone else’s. Billy Wilder.
Positively Purging-I welcome your feedbacks in the comments and your likes and passing the real life wisdom on to others as I embark on this new venture of “positively purging“, as I know each of these pieces represents something…
Posted in Reflections
Tagged Billy Wilder, decision making, emotional development, faith, focous, innate, instinct, Launching, life mission, mistakes, motivation, opinions, opportunities, perspective, purpose, relationships, self-awareness
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Small Kitchen Hacks
- Coconut milk, wine, and stock- ice cube ‘em
- Minced ginger, garlic – bag it
- Tomato paste label not blood
- Chiles in adobo – for impromptu cashew salsa
- Citrus juice– ice cube ‘em thaw for dressings
- Cilantro stems – hello chutney
Posted in Kitchen Adventures
Tagged Budgeting, cooking ideas, creativity, Food waste, health, home cooking, ice cubes, inspiration, kitchen hacks, life, lifestyle, money, salad dressing, salsa, short cuts, Technology, time managment, tips
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