Author Archives: Norma Chang

About Norma Chang

I am the author/publisher of 2 user-friendly Chinese cookbooks: "My Students' Favorite Chinese Recipes (updated edition)" and "Wokking Your Way to Low Fat Cooking" A gardener who enjoys cooking and eating and loves to think outside the box A garden volunteer at Locust Grove Heritage Vegetable Garden Conduct hands-on cooking workshops for teenagers Conduct cultural programs for children and family Conduct healthy cooking classes for adults

Harvest Monday, May 13, 2013 – Windowboxes Update + Spring Flowers

Posted on May 13, 2013

My Razzle Dazzle spinach continues to dazzle me. Razzle Dazzle Spinach Again, I harvested the outer leaves (n0 photo). Made a lovely spinach salad (used leaves as well as stems). Razzle Dazzle Spinach after trimming Will pull up all the plants … Continue reading →

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Harvest Monday, May 6, 2013 – Garlic Greens + Window Box Spinach

Posted on May 6, 2013

I am back. Still dragging my feet, but slowly getting back to normal schedule. Took me longer to get over that nasty cold than I liked, hopefully I built up a good amount of immunity that should last a long, long … Continue reading →

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Harvest Monday, April 22, 2013 – Ginger & Chayote Update

Posted on April 22, 2013

Zero harvest and zero gardening this past week. Forced to stay indoor the whole week. All outdoor activities were at a standstill and all commitments and classes were cancelled or rescheduled due to a nasty spring cold compounded by seasonal … Continue reading →

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Harvest Monday, April 15, 2013 – Garlic Storage Update

Posted on April 15, 2013

In my 6/8/12 post, I mentioned some gardeners believe the garlic bulbs will store better and longer if the scapes are not removed. Decided to do an observation. Below is the result when I checked the garlic yesterday. Left, garlic scape was not … Continue reading →

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Sugar Snap Peas & Chayote Stir-Fry

Posted on April 12, 2013

I know, I know. I had promised in my 3/15/13 post that there will be no more chayote recipes. (To learn about chayote click here.) Meant to keep my promise, but a friend gave me some lovely sugar snap peas … Continue reading →

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