Balthazar Beet Salad Prepare 4 large beets – baked or steamed- (easy to peel when hot) Mix/Whisk together and drizzle over beets: 1 tsp Dijon mustard 1/4 cup red wine vinegar Salt and Pepper 1/4 cup Olive Oil Add 1 raw onion 3 T grapeseed oil or walnut oil 1 cup of walnuts (optional) 2 …
Ever wondered what to do with all those cherry tomatoes? Fill a blender (or food processor) with cherry tomatoes . Add one hot pepper (or more for intensity) and one chopped onion. Blend until consistency of a sauce. Serve with chips or your favorite Mexican dish! This dish can also be stored in canning jars for … Continue reading Cottage City Hot Sauce
Nearly five years ago, the first community garden was established in the Port Towns by a group of ambitious and health conscious young citizens. The PTYC worked effortlessly with Cottage City officials, the Port Towns Community Health Partnership and the Anacostia Watershed society to build and plant the Cottage City Community Garden in 2009. Fast-forward to 2014, and … Continue reading Garden Clean Up with Port Towns Youth Council
Gardeners– Denise will be picking up the remaining luffa sponges on Friday – so please go pick up your luffa at the town hall by Friday! These make excellent sponges for body washing or cleaning projects around the house. This was our first successful crop of growing luffas along the back fence. Thanks to everyone that did … Continue reading Luffas at the Cottage City Town Hall
This week we are harvesting the following fruits and vegetables from our gardens Squash Cabbage Kale Arugula Continue reading What We’re Picking – June 15, 2015
Cottage City Community Garden 