Linguine with Salsa Fresca
Linguine with Salsa Fresca Beware of imposters. All that is red and round is not a real tomato. The other day, we had cause to run in to a certain big-box retail behemoth to pick up travel necessities. As Read on!
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Quick Combos: Corn, Peaches, Winter Squash, Lettuce, Okra
Quick Combos: Corn, Peaches, Winter Squash, Lettuce, Okra This week’s quick recipes include charred corn with tomato and avocado, spicy peach salsa, hearty stuffed winter squash, cool lettuce wraps, and oven-roasted carmelized okra. Enjoy! “No one was born a great Read on!
Quick Combos: Leeks, Okra, Eggplant, Tomatoes, Corn
Quick Combos: Leeks, Okra, Eggplant, Tomatoes, Corn Quick combo recipes help you make the most of the bushel each week. Try creamy leeks with pasta, broiled okra, eggplant spread, stuffed tomatoes, and Mexican street corn. Have fun cooking! Leeks Thoroughly Read on!
Fig Pizza
Fig Pizza All food has a story, whether it’s the idyllic story of a happy farm buzzing with life or an industrial mono-crop tended by machines with not a butterfly or ladybug in sight. Whose dreams begat your dinner? Whose Read on!
Homemade Apple-Pecan Granola
I have a confession to make . . . my kitchen is filled with processed food. Pancake mix, frozen waffles, canned chicken broth, prepared breadcrumbs, canned tomatoes, frozen vegetables, and all manner of little jars and bags of “flavor enhancers.” Read on!
Paneer & Tomato Curry
This morning, I helped my fourth grader memorize the preamble to The Constitution, and I guess it proves what a nerd I am that reading that document and really listening to it makes me a little teary. The phrase that Read on!
Oven Roasted Ratatouille
Oven Roasted Ratatouille 1 medium eggplant, cut into 2″ chunks 1 small handful cherry tomatoes 2-3 small sweet or med-hot peppers, cut into 1″ pieces 6 cloves garlic, unpeeled olive oil salt & pepper 6 sprigs thyme Preheat oven to Read on!
Produce Storage Tips
Fresh Vegetables Artichokes Keep artichokes refrigerated (32-36°F), storing in a perforated plastic bag to retain moisture. Steam and serve with browned butter and vinaigrette for dipping. Arugula Keep arugula refrigerated (32-36°F), stored in a perforated plastic bag, away from fruits Read on!
Eggplant Gratin with Herbs and Creme Fraiche
Late-summer crops are always full of memories. Perhaps because I spent so much of my childhood summers in Louisiana with my grandparents, or perhaps just because summer cooking took over my grandmother’s life and filled her house with the steamy Read on!