Pineapple Vinegar
A simple recipe for homemade vinegar that costs less than $1 to make because it uses the scraps of the pineapple that would normally be thrown away! Materials needed: Several smaller bottles with lids (recycled vinegar or wine bottles work well) Large wide-mouth jar Piece of cloth to cover jar Ingredients: Skins and core of […]
Fresh Coconut Milk + Coconut Flakes
If you are using coconuts fresh from the tree, you will need to hack away the outer layer with a machete or meat cleaver until you reach the hard shell of the coconut. Hammer a screwdriver into the shell and pour the coconut water through a strainer. Save the water and split the coconut in […]
Green Cuadrado Pancakes
Cuadrados are a type of banana. Or maybe they’re a type of plantain? Whichever they are, they’re sort of a mix between the two. More firm than a banana, but softer and sweeter than a plantain. They are almost unknown outside of Central America, and foreigners love to try them, because the flavor is quite […]
Vegetarian Black Bean Tamales
Ingredients: Banana Leaves or Corn Husks for wrapping Tamale: 2 Cups Masa 2.5 Cups Vegetable Stock 1 Tsp Baking Soda 2 Tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar 1/2 Cup Butter Cumin, Salt Pepper (Season To Taste) Sauce: 4 Medium Sized Roasted Red Peppers (We used small sweet organic red peppers from the farm) 1 Large Tomato ( […]
Patacones w/ Veggie Sautee
(Serves 4-6) Ingredients: 4 Large Green Plantains 2 Large Roma Tomatoes 2 Cups Fresh Basil 1 Large Onion 2 Cloves Garlic 1 Large Tomato Olive Oil Chop garlic, tomato and onion and sauté (season to taste) Peel plantains and half them then fry for 3 minutes on each side Cover fried plantain with foil or […]
Banana Blossom Veggie Patties
Ingredients: 1 Banana Blossom Heart Cumin, Coriander, Curry (Season to taste) 2 clove Garlic 4 Medium Sized Sweet Potatoes 1 Cup dry vegetable pulp (If none available, finely chopped kale, carrots and beet root. flour can be used as well) 1 Tbspn olive oil 2 Eggs Optional Boil Sweet potatoes and mash with the banana […]
Raw Vegan Green Papaya Salad
The farm is literally swarming with huge green papayas at the moment, just asking to be taken advantage of. Never having used papaya’s in my cooking before, I was forced to scan the net a bit for some inspiration. I came across a recipe that had the basic ideas of something I could work from, […]
My First Farm Soup
So this soup was really the start of my focus here at the farm, rather the project idea came to me after how alive the entire process of making this soup made me feel. At this very early stage at the farm I hadn’t yet developed my cooking into creations solely based around what we […]
Healthy Protein Gratitude Balls
While I didn’t actually make these balls with ingredients we produce here at the farm, there was a lot of farm love that went into them. Cat and I made these two types of protein balls for the owners of Anamaya and Paula the yoga teacher in thanks for allowing us to walk from the […]
Water Kefir Soda
Water kefir is a naturally carbonated, probiotic fermented drink made from the tibicos culture, also known as water kefir grains or bug. It is technically a SCOBY, a symbiotic community of bacteria and yeast, and can be purchased online, or if you’re lucky enough to know someone who has some, ask them to share a […]
