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Brown Butter Tomatoes and Corn

Posted on August 20, 2018 by mo

Last year a CSA member (hi Merrill!) told me she made a dish that knocked her socks off, it was just tomatoes and brown butter. I thought about it a few times and never made it until yesterday. Oh, my. … Continue reading →

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Potato and Green Bean Gribiche, Mexican Street Corn, and Fresh Corn Polenta

Posted on August 20, 2018 by mo

I made these dishes with my wonderful CSA bounty. They are all super simple, with only a few pantry ingredients and the CSA vegetables we have. These all were so good I wanted to share them. Gribiche sauce is French … Continue reading →

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Three Sisters Quesadilla

Posted on August 13, 2018 by mo

Yum. I think this is my favorite quesadilla. Three Sisters is an agricultural term for 3 main crops native to America; corn, squash and beans. The three plants benefit each other when grown together. They also benefit each other when … Continue reading →

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Grilled Ratatouille

Posted on August 6, 2018 by mo

Ratatouille; ra·ta·touille “a vegetable dish consisting of onions, zucchini, tomatoes, eggplant, and peppers, fried and stewed in oil and sometimes served cold.” OK, maybe not traditional ratatouille, but close. I didn’t have any peppers and I added some corn. Like … Continue reading →

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Corn, Bean and Barley Salad

Posted on July 30, 2018 by mo

  I made this for a neighborhood potluck we had this weekend and it was a big hit. Even my husband said ‘this salad is really, really good’. He’s never said that about a salad-ever. He is meat and potatoes … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018, Beans, Corn, Recipes, Salads-Spring-Summer | 2 Comments

Kale Caesar Salad

Posted on July 23, 2018 by mo

Last week I posted one of my favorite ‘go-to’ meals. So I thought why not post another? I make this dressing and salad so often I have my ingredients and notes on making it taped on the inside of my … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018, Kale, Recipes, Salads-Fall-Winter | 2 Comments

Greens and Beans

Posted on July 16, 2018 by mo

Stop me if you have heard this one before. Greens and beans, my comfort food. Like most comfort meals you can use what you have on hand and what you like. I had a little more than 1 bunch worth … Continue reading →

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Basil Chimichurri-Vinaigrette Sauce

Posted on July 16, 2018 by mo

I’m not sure if this is a vinaigrette or a chimichurri sauce. It is almost a pesto except there are no nuts. I think pestos have to have nuts? Maybe not. Whatever this sauce is-it is delicious. It is fresh … Continue reading →

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PSA on New Potatoes

Posted on July 9, 2018 by mo

New potatoes are a little different than longer storing potatoes. The thickness of the skin of a potato is determined by when it is harvested and the age of the plant it is harvested from. New potatoes are harvested while the … Continue reading →

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Beets Stewed in Wine (a warm beet salad)

Posted on July 2, 2018 by mo

Boy is this a tasty way to cook beets. Stewing beets in wine brings out the earthy rich flavor of the beets. I usually roast beets in the oven, however, as hot as it has been I didn’t want to … Continue reading →

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