Dumplings

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I brought back a pack of dumpling shells from Calgary, so we had fun making all sorts of oddly shaped dumplings.

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We fried some and steamed some. Now that we’re feeling more confident that they will hold together, we might be bold enough to boil them in soup next time.

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Northern Hipster Living

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Yesterday’s kitchen reorganization inspired more kitchen reorganization. I organized our imported stash of grains and pulses into mason jars. The remaining mason jars are currently engaged with the lacto-fermentation of some red and green cabbage.

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Then I made a fancy salad consisting predominantly of ingredients that are not available for purchase in Tulita (indicated with an *).

Salad: kale*, tri-coloured quinoa*, kidney beans*, mung beans*, navy beans*, corn, sundried tomatoes*, carrot, onion, almonds*

Dressing: olive oil, lemon & lime juice, maple syrup, chili garlic sauce*, dried cilantro*, sea salt*

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