gardens grow the best treats

today was in my co-worker amy's office. she had the latest issue of the berkeley daily planet. i glanced down at it and realized, "hey i know that woman, rivka mason, on the cover." i worked closely with her a few years back when i volunteered in the malcolm x elementary school garden. i would go two days a week and spend 2 hours each time. my time overlapped with recess and lots of kids would come to the garden to play. we would pick and eat, compost, weed, and plant. i would also help out after recess, during a garden class. students would come and learn about healthy eating choices also gardening skills. i loved the spring when i could eat lots of yummy cherry tomatoes with the students and also when they would make me a "weedo." a weedo is like a burrito but it's a lettuce leaf, or other edible leaf, wrapped around what ever edible treats are available at that time of year.

pictures from my time in the garden 2 years ago
(i can't wait to have a garden in north carolina)

nasturtium and borage.






fresh fava beans


chard


a nice flower garden

an x-rated treat

below is a picture of the dirtiest treat i have ever made. for rebecca's bachelorette party, i made chocolate penis-shaped cupcakes. i covered them with white cream cheese icing (sorry no pics of that). of course they were mighty good as they came from a classic chocolate cupcake recipe. the funniest party was making them thursday morning at my parents house with my mom, while my dad and others worked on my parent's new screened in porch.

penises, not buns, in the oven.



done penis cakes, mmmmm!