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7January 6, 2016Cooking by Erica

White Bean, Sausage and Cavolo Nero Kale Soup

Yesterday afternoon my son was doing his best impression of a barnacle, stuck to me in an emotional rebound reaction to going back to school from Winter Break. Getting anything done was challenging. My husband walked in, back from his daily round of corporate servitude, our pre-teen daughter trailing in behind him. “How was school?” I asked her. “Is…

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0February 24, 2013Cooking by Erica

Fast Marinated Chickpea and Parsley Salad

At the Northwest Flower and Garden Show recipe demo I did yesterday I inadvertently shafted my vegetarian friends by focusing on some pretty carnivorous recipes. So, I made a video showing how home canned chickpeas can be transformed into this super fast vegetarian entree salad in just a few minutes. Watch It! Make It! Marinated Chickpea Salad Ingredients…

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6May 20, 2011Gardening by Erica

A Tour Of The Trellises

When we hit up the Seattle Tilth Plant Sale a few weeks ago, we arrived early and had some time to kill before we could start plant shopping. This gave us some time to walk around the Good Shepherd P-Patch. I was struck by how many methods p-patchers were using to trellis their peas and…

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Hi! I'm Erica, the founder of NWEdible and the author of The Hands-On Home. I garden, keep chickens and ducks, homeschool my two kids and generally run around making messes on my one-third of an acre in suburban Seattle. Thanks for reading!

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