Mrs. D.

I just want to clarify something. These DeLallo peppers that are sliced and in the little glass jars, these are the exact same thing that is inside the green olive? I mean, these are pickled?

Oh, guess what I just found on the internet?

http://www.paleotechnics.com/Articles/Pepperoncini.html

It seems I can pickle my own pimentos. They give the recipe for the brine and everything. And since I have all these Mason Jars, well, maybe someday.

I'm not that industrious. I have two book cases in my kitchen, filled to the brim with my lovely fenugreek, radish and broccoli sprouts.

I just made my self the most gorgeous, to die for sprout salad, with little grape tomatoes, just a dash of apple cider vinegar, some sliced olives and some croutons. A splash of extra virgin olive oil, and toss toss toss, AND GO TO HEAVEN.

It really is the best tasting salad one could make?

AND I GROW THIS IN MY KITCHEN??? Imagine walking over to a book shelf in one's kitchen, taking handfuls of various kinds of sprouts, and then creating one's own individual salad.

How cool is this?

Melody

P.S. You'll never guess what I've discovered is the BEST sprouting medium?

I stopped using Mason Jars. Too heavy (I had 25 jars going at one time), and bringing these over to the kitchen sink (even though it's only every 12 hours), well they are HEAVY.

So I did my research, watched videos online, tried using my green sprouting trays that I bought from the various sprouting websites, then I had this marvelous idea. AND I HAD ALL THE EQUIPMENT IN MY HOUSE. Didn't have to buy anything.

I still soak the seeds overnight in the mason jars. then I took my various colanders and poured and rinsed the seeds and set these colanders with little covers over them (kind of like creating mini greenhouses on my shelves).

Now you have to rinse and drain this twice a day. Much easier in colanders than in jars, you just hold the colanders under the running water, and set them to drain on the dish rack.

Since I have 5 colanders I just built my own dish rack. You know when you wash and dry dishes, you have the rack next to the sink. I have this stainless steel rack. I found another one, placed it on top of the one I had, and built myself a double decker dish rack. So I have all these cool places for my colanders to drain.

But the best secret to this sprouting is not the colanders. IT'S THE STEAMERS.

You know those aluminum steamers that fold up like an accordion? Well, I said "why not use this to sprout?" I had this huge one.

I took all my sprouting seeds that had sprouted for 2 days so they were large enough so they wouldn't fall through the holes of the steamer. The steamer has this little holder thing in the middle so I just have to carry it over to the sink.

Well, in 4 or so days there are SPROUTS APLENTY in this divine thing. And guess how I rinse and drain the sprouts? This is the best part.

I simply hold the steamer under the faucet and make sure the sprouts get a good drink.

Then I fold the whole thing back like an accordion and squeeze. All the water drains out, I don't lose any sprouts, I hold this for 3 or 4 seconds. I then unfold the steamer and this bumper crop of sprouts are staring me in the face.

THIS IS THE BEST THING I HAVE DISCOVERED.

I now have 3 steamer things on my shelves growing HUGE amounts of sprouts.

And my fenugreek, well, I sprout these in my salad spinners.

So...no more mason jars, no more heavy lifting over to the sink, no more waiting for sprouts to drain. I simply rinse and close up the accordion steamer thing, or, if I'm doing fenugreek, because they are already sprouting in the salad spinner, I simply put water in, spin the fenugreek one time, pick up the inside basket, with the nice plump fenugreek all colorful and everything, and I drain the outside part of the salad spinner, and re-insert the basket and VOILA!!! I have fenugreek.

so try to imagine my book case. It has accordion like steamer thingees filled with sprouts, and two salad spinners filled with fenugreek. I ADORE FENUGREEK, and it's great for digestion and diabetes.

Just wanted to share.

Melody