Stir Fried Vegetables Over Somali Bantu Rice

Stir fries are a good way to use up small amounts of various veggies.  If you add some tofu or other protein it’s a very satisfying meal. Here’s what I came up with this time. 8 oz tofu, cubed 2 dried shiitake mushrooms 1 cup water 1 T. Tamari Simmer the above ingredients and drain, reserving the liquid.  Chop the mushrooms (discarding the harder stems,  and set the tofu mushroom mix aside. 2 T. Olive Oil 1 T. fresh ginger, minced 1 T. garlic, minced 1...

Vegetarian Shepherd’s Pie

“It is a homely thing in one or another sense of the word, depending on your point of views.”  Glyn Lloyd-Hughes, Description of Shepherd’s Pie:  The Foods of England I should perhaps title this recipe Shepherdess Pie which apparently is a variation made without meat but I hadn’t heard the term before I started looking at recipes.  Shepherd’s Pie was traditionally made with minced lamb and Cottage Pie was made with minced beef....

Wood Garden Flats

This old flat dates back to about 1990.  I started making my own flats from some cheap fence wood I had acquired.  I’m not sure where I got the design, probably a garden magazine or garden book, but it has proven to be long-lasting and very useful.  The flats are built using  3″ x 12″ x 5/8″ wood for the ends and 3″ x 18″ x 5/8″ wood for the sides.  Thus they are 3 inches deep.  The construction is very rough, especially the...

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