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This recipe was served at our January Community Kitchen Dinner at Rainier Beach Urban Farm & Wetlands. The menu consisted of traditional Southern New Year’s food — “peas for pennies, greens for dollars, and cornbread for gold!” Yields about 12 cups of cooked beans. Ingredients 2 lbs. Black-eyed peas-soaked...

This recipe was served at our January Community Kitchen Dinner at Rainier Beach Urban Farm & Wetlands. The menu consisted of traditional Southern New Year’s food — “peas for pennies, greens for dollars, and cornbread for gold!” Recipe yields about 6-8 servings. Recipe from “Farming While Black” by Leah...

This recipe was served at our January Community Kitchen Dinner at Rainier Beach Urban Farm & Wetlands. The menu consisted of traditional Southern New Year’s food — “peas for pennies, greens for dollars, and cornbread for gold!” Ingredients ½ cup butter ½ cup white sugar 2 eggs 1 cup...

This recipe was served at our January Community Kitchen Dinner at Rainier Beach Urban Farm & Wetlands. The menu consisted of traditional Southern New Year’s food — “peas for pennies, greens for dollars, and cornbread for gold!” Recipe yields about 4-6 servings. Ingredients 1 tablespoon butter 1 tablespoon olive...

This recipe was served at our January Community Kitchen Dinner at Rainier Beach Urban Farm & Wetlands. The menu consisted of traditional Southern New Year’s food — “peas for pennies, greens for dollars, and cornbread for gold!” Recipe adapted from spendwithpennies.com. Ingredients 1 ½ teaspoons onion powder 1 ½...

Getting ready for the school year comes with a few annual rituals, like gathering school supplies, freeing the closet of outgrown clothes and shoes, and perhaps acquiring a fresh new lunch box. The question is, what to fill that lunch box with that will keep your child excited for...

It may be worth changing the old saying to “an apple a day, when grown the organic way.” According to test results provided by the Environmental Working Group, apples test with the highest pesticide residues since 2011. The good news is that apples grow well in our Northwest climate,...

By Colin Groark, Environmental Programs Director We’ve been watching the mighty persimmon tree outside the Good Shepherd Center with eagerness and anxiety. Eager to rip into the Asian fruit’s thick, pulpy flesh; anxious that the squirrels and bugs might beat us to it. Deriving from the Greek word “diospyros” meaning “divine fruit” or “wheat...

You don’t have to travel to Vietnam to get your hands around a good bánh mì these days as most metropolitan cities offer multiple riffs on these delightful Vietnamese sandwiches. At the same time, bánh mì is easily made at home and perfect for showcasing a garden’s bounty. Bánh mì originated in the 1870s during French...

By Bethany Fong, Community Kitchens Northwest Registered Dietician We love this tasty recipe for teriyaki pork. If you’re looking for a source of humanely raised, pastured heritage pork, check out our meat CSA. If you prefer, substitute pork for beef, salmon or tofu — or chicken! Serves 4.        ...