Whole turnip and pasta recipe with vegan option

Have recently joined the FIG and each week I am able to get fresh locally produced organic/bio dynamic/chemical free fruit, vegetables, with other items often available such as bread, honey, plants and other goodies.

But as many of the vegetables are not the staple usually found in the local fruit shop, the question often is -

What is that thing and what do you do with it?

Turnips have been plentiful, so I have been cooking them as chips instead of potatoes but last week made some pasta with the sliced turnip chips and the sliced turnip tops. I am not a fan of the pasta as some may know especially when going to a restaurant and the only vegetarian/vegan option is the pasta. The exit door is often the best move.

Anyway the whole turnip pasta was yumm, so I thought I would share my modified recipe:

THE INGREDIENTS:

· Coconut oil (butter for non vegan)

· Turnip base washed

· Turnip tops washed

· Onion

· Garlic

· Garlic chives (optional)

· Lemon juice @30ml

· Pasta I used twirls

· Salt and pepper to taste

· Fresh cream (coconut cream/milk option for non vegan) (optional)

THE METHOD:

Slice turnip into thin slices (chips) @10mm and depending on the size (ie above photo of turnip) may need to quarter as well

Slice onion and finely chop garlic.

Gently heat coconut oil in frying pan and sauté onion and garlic till just oozing with flavour and glistening.

Add turnip chips and sauté till lightly brown on both sides, remove from pan (keep oil).

Cook pasta/noodles.

Chop the turnip tops into small pieces suitable for stir-fry.

Finely chop the garlic chives.

Stir-fry the sliced turnip tops and chopped chives in the frying pan – add more coconut oil if needed.

When cooked remove and stir through the noodles with the cooked turnip slices.

Drizzle with lemon juice and flavour with salt and pepper.

You could add the cream now.

Served 2 humans and our little dog J

Buon Appetito!

Today started off so well. Now several hours later I can write about my experience.

Coming back early from the shops with some fresh citrus for an early morning juice and fruits for the muesli, the dog (Jack) lead was in one hand the green back in the other.

Attempted to teach Jack to pick up the newspaper and bring it through the gate. But Jack had other ideas. His idea once the lead was off was to escape back to the outside world. So off I ran trying to stop him reaching the front. I fell over and slid on my hand while releasing the newspaper in the other.

I had ripped open my left palm on the pavers. Ouch did it hurt! Jack was surprised by my outbursts and came back to see what the commotion was about. We went inside the gate while my left hand was really stinging and my right knee was slightly tingling.

Immediately I tried to cleanse the would using boiled filtered water combined with cold filtered tap water. Some of the dirt was ingrained and would not shift.

Fresh aloe vera juice was placed on the ripped open skin with a sterile patch and padding on top to stem to blood flow. Homeopathic remedies were evaluated and Ledum was taken as well as a dose of Emergency Essence (Australian Bush Flower essence). The knee only has a small patch grazed @5c piece size, so I put a piece of Aloe Vera on the patch and taped down.

Later in the day I will take hypercercium which has antibacterial qualities and hopefully will help heal the wound faster.

All of the homeopathic remedies described above and Emergency essence were purchased at Gnostic Healing Sanctuary in Woy Woy.

Healing wishes to all. :)