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CSA market basket inspired recipes – or how I used this week’s collection of farm fresh food.
We’re squabbling over who gets the golden cherry tomatoes. “Better than candy,” says my 13 year old popping a handful into her mouth, bliss in her eyes. “Warm from the sun,” I say, popping handful into my mouth, savoring the sweetness. “One for you. One for me. One for you. One for me.” She counts […]
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I used to think there was some magic recipe for cole slaw. I remember following pages torn from a foodie magazine, while carefully measuring all manner of fanciness. There was one with mustard oil. One with celery seeds. One with yellow raisins and currents. One with homemade mayonnaise – I made a mess with that […]
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Somehow my daughter has reached the ripe old age of 13 and never shelled a pea. How can that be? She loves the little green critters. As she toddled through the terrible 2s, terrifying 3s and frightening 4s, frozen peas and red peppers saved my sanity more than once. When every other food received the […]
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Giant romaine lettuce heads! They pretty much scream out Caesar Salad. Caesar Salad appeared on the scene in the early 20th century – 1924, or maybe 1925, or maybe 1927. In Mexico. Or San Diego. Or maybe even in 1903 in Chicago. Urban myth’s a beautiful thing. On a busy July 4th 1924 Caesar Cardini […]
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Oh dear. When I picked up my veggies this week, I learned that many people had “turned in” their collard greens from the week before. Maybe I should have gotten my collard greens cooking-challenge-of-the-week up sooner and given those frightened folks a cheer of encouragement to try this most ancient of cultivated crops. (Or, if […]
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It was gray and cold. And I had a giant bunch of purple kale, fresh from the ground, plus some cute little carrots. And spring onions. And rosemary and oregano in my garden. Time for … Purple Kale Soup! What I used: Large bunch of purple kale six slices of bacon four cute little carrots […]
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SUMMER OF VEGGIES – June 9 – At The Stove – Well, tonight I decided to learn how to tame that wild looking broccoli rabe (aka broccoli rapini). Did the usual web search and found much conflicting information – but there were three common themes: garlic, olive oil, and enjoy with a glass of wine! […]
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