Ashley loves routine. She also loves going grocery shopping at Natural Grocers, pushing the cart, and saying “hi!” to everyone she sees (and I do mean everyone :-). And she loves her therapeutic horseback riding more than I can tell you. She talks about it constantly. “Tomorrow I have riding!” she tells everyone.
Zoe and I, on the other hand, are more of the spontaneous type. We do fine without a schedule. But to make Ashley happy, I’ve put a daytime routine into place. It goes something like this: Wake up, eat breakfast, practice yoga and martial arts (Zoe is taking a class), practice piano (another class to practice for), sing and listen to records, eat lunch, do Time4Learning (classes online), walk (Ginger and I) / bike (Zoe) / scooter (Ashley), have a snack, read, write, make dinner. (THESE are my new favorite homeschooling cards for Ashley for reading time. They’re positively brilliant.)
And if Ginger is sound asleep, we often end up doing the walking/biking/scootering for two hours. Of course, when it’s really windy, we don’t do that at all, and we go to the library, museum or grocery store instead.
The girls are loving the routine, and I have to admit, I’m becoming a fan of it myself 🙂
This afternoon when we got home from our walk/bike/scooter outing, our Door to Door Organics box had arrived. Woohoo! Inside, among other things, were six lovely baby bok choy. One of my absolute favorites. Here is what I’ve been making with them lately. Hope you enjoy.
Creamy Bok Choy with Dumplings
Chop about 4 cups of bok choy and wash well.
Set aside.
Add to pre-heated pot:
a little oil
1/4 cup diced onion
1/2 cup diced celery
1 clove garlic, minced
Saute about five minutes.
Meanwhile, puree in the blender or food processor:
1/2 cup plain cashews
1/2 cup coconut milk
2 cups broth
Add the (washed and chopped) bok choy, and about one cup of the puree to the onions, celery and garlic. Bring to simmer.
Put the lid on the pot, slightly cracked, and steam the bok choy in the liquids for about five minutes (until it has wilted down some).
Add the rest of the liquids. Bring the liquids back to a simmer and drop in your dumplings. Reduce to low and simmer with the lid on, slightly cracked, for about 20 minutes.
♥, Kelly
Melissa says
I have never tried bokchoy, but I am very excited to try it out! I love your blog, it is so nice to have inspiration and support. I did also want to mention that I was actually home schooled from beginning to end. Both my brother and I have dyslexia; my mom, a former public school teacher, decided to home school us. I not only excelled at college to get my undergrad, but continued to get my masters. Stay the course 🙂
Thanks again!
Hanri says
Oh wow, I have got to try this, that looks amazing! Perfect winter warmer, as the temperature in the UK has just dropped dramatically and my body is craving WARM foods. Thank you Kelly.
Lauren says
I am picking up my coop this morning and I got some bok choy (first time) to help fill the order. I was just going to begin figuring out what to do with it. Thanks for the great recipe to try, and Lauren LOVES dumplings:) love Sally
elengenesseajm says
Yum, I’ve always loved this glorious veggie, but have only ever used it in stir fries or as a side, slightly sautéed. His looks divine, and I love the look of those dumpling too 🙂
Melanie says
Thanks for sharing about your day. : ) Always so nice to hear about what other moms do. Mommy-hood can be so isolating sometimes.
Sarah says
This looks great. I only just started using Bok Choy again last week and was looking for another recipe to try. Thanks!
Sprouting Soles says
This is the BEST soup ever! I substituted celery root for the celery & it had a nice subtle taste but other than that, Perfection! I love your recipes. Thanks for all your hard work and dedication -Melissa
Stacy @ Say it With Sprinkles says
I’m so happy to see a recipe that features bok choy! I have some growing in my garden and love to find new things do with it, outside the realm of stir fries!
Anna says
Holy wow! This recipe is AMAZING! You are seriously so talented! Thank you thank you for sharing!
Anonymous says
Is it possible to sub something for cashews? I see them in many recipes and I just can’t eat them. Thank you for your help. 🙂
Cathleen