The Beet
A Port Townsend Food Co-op Blog
Whether you're passionate about healthy recipes, sustainability initiatives, local giving programs, or supporting local farms, we’ve got something for you. Stay connected with the latest co-op news, learn how we’re making a difference in the community, and discover how you can get involved. Join us as we promote eco-friendly living and share the best in organic, local food."
A step towards Kitchen Sustainability
Sometimes it can be hard to know where to start when it comes to taking steps toward sustainability. Follow along with Sidonie to make some small victories and great first steps to a sustainable kitchen.
Creamy Chia Frozen Treats
How to turn chia seeds from “something good for you” into something delightfully delicious…
Marinated Summer Salads
Marinated vegetables cook on the grill or in the oven, both delicious techniques, and the acids in the marinade help ‘cook’ the vegetables through a tenderizing process...
Vegetable Caviars
Chunky, flavorful, roasted vegetable spreads that are fabulous and easy to make with summer vegetables…
Blanching for Salads
Blanching makes colors pop and produces a crisp crudite bite. Should you blanche for salads? We’ve got recipes.
Local Mushrooms Popping Up Everywhere
Seasonal Trios: My favorite autumnal trio is shiitake, delicata and kale…
Fall in Love with Winter Squash
Pumpkins are easy to prepare! A pie pumpkin will make a soup, a pie or some bread plus roasted seeds or broth…
Cheesy Chickpea Polenta with Extra Choices
Bake harvest roasted veggies in this cheesy chickpea polenta and find extra recipes to pair with polenta…
Late Summer Sauces
Eating locally with the seasons; there’s a rhythm and satisfaction to cooking with produce at its peak…
Baked Fruit Dishes
A Lexicon of baked fruit dishes…cobblers, crisps, slumps, grunts, and a pandowdy…
Cinco de Mayo Recipes
After a while you won’t need to follow the recipes; ingredients and techniques will live in your bones, and you can cook from what you have and what’s in season.
Earth Day Brunch Menu
Nothing proclaims EARTH DAY like emerging asparagus. Heralded as a fertility symbol, and sacred to Aphrodite, goddess of love and beauty, asparagus is a prized vegetable.
The Ordinary-Extraordinary Egg
Egg laying squawks and shrill clucks became everyday sounds as the flock became part of our lives. I learned how to ease an egg from under a hen and many other subtle skills.
One spring day, while the chickens…
Potato Scones: Classic Recipes with New Ingredients
Irish potato scones transport me to a farmhouse kitchen, a wooden table and a pot of tae. They’re related to Irish Soda Bread…
Broccoli and Flavor Pastes
Broccoli, in my experience, likes a sauce, and doesn’t do well under or over cooked. Good recipes come from talented cooks…
Black History Month Inspired Cookbooks & Recipes
Looking at cookbooks that look at the history of black culture through the lens of food…
Inspire with Spices: Tomato Sauces
Recipes are snapshots. They capture a little food story, a narrative that takes us from raw ingredients to the finished dish. Best of all, they’re instructions that provide inspiration.