Ah! The planting season kinda snuck up on us in Brooklyn, New York City this year. I was itching to begin planting in April but the cool weather was persisting with temperatures consistently below the 50o mark. However as of today, June 9, a lot has happened and it’s just so much fun to chronicle….
Category: Grow Your Own
2021 Companion Planting
At my 50th birthday brunch this year, My friend Pam Godwin brought me fresh cut flowers. I LOVE fresh cut flowers. This was Pam’s first time visiting me in Brooklyn although she had been following my garden adventures on Facebook. I was thrilled to share my backyard and garden with all of my friends. During…
Shindy’s 2021 Urban Container Garden
Growing a garden with food to eat is an experience that is humbling and joyful. Growing an entirely container garden on a 22 ft * 22 ft concrete patch in Brooklyn, cultivates patience and gratitude right alongside your produce. I started this blog during the early stages of the COVID 19 pandemic in 2020. My…
Tomatoes For Fadya: An End of Summer Tribute
Sharing food with my friends and family is something I really enjoy. One drawback of the pandemic is that I am hardly seeing friends so I have mostly been unable to share my garden bounty except through facebook and instagram. But this past week, I had a brief, spontaneous meetup with one of my dearest…
Bora: An Ode to the Long Green Bean
Growing bora has been one of the many highlights of this summer’s gardening adventure. It’s deeply satisfying to grow something so definitively Guyanese hundreds of miles away from home and to prepare a meal with it that your family can’t get enough of. This is bliss. In this post I give you three ways to…
Backyard to Table
Today I am sharing with you, one of my favorite ways to prepare and eat eggplant – one of the most popular veggies to grow during the summer here on the east coast. It is also one of the most well liked dishes in our home – because, really, who can resist a dish that…
Mango, Quinoa, Avocado Salad
Summer brings so many delights – warm weather, ice cream and most of all an explosion of fruits and vegetables. A hearty, delicious summer treat, this mango, quinoa, avocado salad pairs well with Blackened Cod, my Baby Back Ribs, Whole Herb Roasted Chicken and most grilled meats. There are many variations of this salad some…
Cooking with Shindy 