So Hungry for ....

Hungry? I seem to be looking for food that will satisfy the need to feel fed.

It is different in the Fall than in the summer. In the Summer I enjoy the fresh juicy plums fuzzy peaches, luscious strawberries, fresh salads and light dinners with lots of cool drinks. When Fall comes I pull out the crock pot and cook up stews, hearty soups with beans and more satisfying grain dishes.

It is supposed to be Fall. The nights are cool, 45 degrees or so, but the days feel like Summer. If you went into my garden you would wonder what season it was. Carrots, onions, lettuce, greens, spinach, broccoli peas, gooseberries,raspberries and strawberries (I had the best one of the season last Saturday!) are happily growing in the warm sun.

So yes dinner was a lovely bean soup, freshly baked cornbread, cranberry sauce, Bok Choy with carrot stir fry, steamed beets,and a green salad; but part of me wondered if just the green salad and a vegetable quinoa dish might have been enough.

Mostly though I am hungry for RAIN. Let's all do a little rain dance tonight.


Here's an inspiring recipe for Fall, it is full of flavor, color and health:


Cran-Gojiberry Sauce


¾ cup Apple Juice, White Grape Juice is nice too.
Juice of one orange
½ cup Gojiberries

4 cups, about 14 ounces, Cranberries, washed and sorted
1 medium apple, Gala, or Fuji are nice, peeled and grated
Zest of one orange

¼ cup Honey


Soak the Goji berries in the juices in a sauce pan.

Sort and clean the cranberries.
Place them in the sauce pan with the Goji berries.
Add the grated apples, agave, and orange zest.

Cook over medium heat until the mixture boils.
Stir frequently to prevent the cranberries from burning.
Once the mixture is boiling, lower the heat.
Simmer for 6 minutes or until all the cranberries have popped. Remember to use a long handled spoon as when the cranberries pop they sometimes throw off juices that can burn you if you are too close.

Take the sauce off the heat, stir for a few minutes until it is cool enough to place in a blender.
Carefully blend ½ the sauce for a few seconds, you are looking for a smooth consistency, pour into a bowl. Then blend the other half until it is smooth.

Note: I have made this without a blender and left the berries whole. It was equally good.

If you like you may return the Cran-Gojiberry sauce to the saucepan and simmer on a low heat to thicken it, about 2-4 minutes. However it will firm a bit when it cools.

Pour into a glass serving dish, serve warm or cold.