Category Archives: Recipes

Roasted Green Chile Meatloaf

This is a fast, fun and delicious take on a traditional dish. You can use any ground meat or ground meat substitute to make this. I got the original recipe here, my changes are in parentheses. -1 ½ pound ground … Continue reading

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Roasted Green Chile Tomatillo Pozole

This is a great meal using either roasted poblano or Anaheim chiles. Pozole is a traditional Mexican stew made with homily, red or green chiles, some sort of protein-traditionally pork but chicken or beans are easily substituted. Topping pozole with … Continue reading

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Green Chile Black Bean Burger

I love vegetable burgers. Not the mass produced fake meat type, but homemade with lots of actual vegetables and grains! I don’t usually eat them on a bun, but you of course can! I like them along side lots of … Continue reading

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Freezing Whole Tomatoes and Tomatillos

Just a quick post to let you know that you you don’t have to make sauce or peel and prepare tomatoes or tomatillos for later use. You can easily freeze pop your whole tomatoes or tomatillos and it couldn’t be … Continue reading

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Storing Shredded or Spiralized Zucchini

It recently dawned on me that I can shred or make ‘zucchini noodles’ (like they sell at Whole Foods) at home, at a fraction of the price, and store it for at least a week in containers in the refrigerator. … Continue reading

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Herb Packed Cucumber (or Zucchini) Salad

This is a great summer salad when cucumbers and zucchini are crisp and tender and herbs are abundant. You can use either zucchini or cucumbers here and any soft herbs-mint, basil, tarragon, parsley, chives, dill, cilantro. I like to mix … Continue reading

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Chard Smoothie

I love making green smoothies. Kids love making green smoothies too. It’s kind of magical turning vegetables into something so seemingly decadent. The amounts of greens and add in ingredients are infinitely adaptable to seasons and dietary preferences. All you … Continue reading

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Sauteed Greens

Here is a super basic prep for when you are wondering what to do with your bunches of kale, collards or chard. After a quick sauté you can serve your greens hot, at room temperature, or you can refrigerate the … Continue reading

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Simple Asparagus Ideas

These two asparagus preparations don’t warrant  recipes, just a couple photos to spark meal ideas. Here I washed and trimmed my asparagus and  pan roasted it in olive oil and salt. I added my Hazel Dell mushrooms, you can obviously … Continue reading

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Hakurei Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing

Hakurei turnips are a perfect addition to any simple salad. Hakurei’s are juicy and sweet eaten raw. Cooked they become pleasantly soft and buttery. I made an old school Honey Poppyseed dressing here. I really like to have a few … Continue reading

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