Garden Wisdom Blog

Is chocolate a vegetable? While all chocolate might be rich in cacao beans, these brownies have even more veggies than usual. This Veggie Brownies recipe is a sneaky yet delightful way to turn the frozen zucchini in your freezer into something delicious. It’s kid-friendly, gluten-free, and full of vegetables that make it moist and delicious. Ingredients: 5 eggs 1 ½ cups cocoa 75 mL (1/3 cup) oil 125 mL (½ cup) ground flax 250 mL (1 cup) zucchini 1 ½ cups coconut sugar (palm sugar) 1 cup grated carrot Can chocolate and vegetables go together? Why yes! This kid-friendly, gluten-free...

Borscht has almost as many recipes as there are grandmothers from the old country. Regional and cultural preferences have taken it around the world. If it passes as beet soup, it can be called Borscht. Variations include everything from adding heavy cream to serving with meat on the bone. We developed this recipe as a spin on traditional red beet soup. The first step, of course, has to be done months in advance: Plant some Touchstone Gold beet seeds in mid-April. This recipe serves four. 4 medium sized Touchstone Gold beets, rinsed 63 mL (¼ cup) olive oil ½ onion,...

This Pumpkin Muffins Recipe makes muffins that are so moist that they do not require any icing or butter. Great addition to school or work lunches as pumpkin is chock full ‘o nutrients, such as beta-carotene, vitamin A, C, K, E, antioxidants, and magnesium. Makes you want to reach for another one…. 4 eggs 500 mL (2 cups) sugar 375 mL (1 ½ cups) vegetable oil 375 mL (1 ½ cups) pumpkin puree (or canned pumpkin) 750 mL (3 cups) flour 15 mL (1 Tbsp) cinnamon 10 mL (2 tsp) baking soda 10 mL (2 tsp) baking powder 5 mL (1...

1/2 cup almonds soaked and peeled 1/2 cup sunflower seeds, soaked and sprouted 1/2 cup goji berries 1 cup dried apricots 1 cup dried apples 1/2 cup dried black mission figs 1/2 cup dried cherries 1 cup shredded coconut 1 tsp. cinnamon 1/2 tsp. cloves 1/4 tsp. fresh nutmeg 1 tsp. orange zest pinch vanilla bean salt Place almonds and sunflower seeds in food processor and grind coarsely then set aside. Place all dried fruits in processor and blend until fruit is in pieces. Add the nut mixture back into processor with fruit and blend with pulse to mix together....

This Curried Vegetables, vegetarian dish combines coriander, cumin, cinnamon, cardamom, turmeric, and cayenne for a complex flavour profile and rich sauce that is sure to warm on those long dark days of winter. Serve with brown rice or white basmati rice. 60 mL (¼ cup) vegetable oil 500 mL (2 cups) chopped onion 3 cloves garlic, chopped 15 mL (1 Tbsp) chopped ginger 1 red chili, seeded and chopped 25 mL (5 tsp) garam masala 5 mL (1 tsp) turmeric 2 mL (½ tsp) cayenne 1 cinnamon stick 500 mL (2 cups) peeled and diced squash (butternut, kabocha, or acorn)...