Category Archives: Recipes

Any Vegetable Soup

Posted on September 2, 2013 by mo

Being in a CSA means having a refrigerator full of vegetables in various states of freshness and amounts. This is a throw-it-together soup you can do with any vegetables you have, in any amounts. About every two or three weeks … Continue reading →

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Summer’s Fresh Tomato Sauce

Posted on August 26, 2013 by mo

There is nothing better than a fresh tomato sauce, and this week you are getting tomatoes and basil in your CSA share. You could make this! No long slow cooking needed when the tomatoes are this fresh. This is so … Continue reading →

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Eggplant Rolls filled with Basil and Cheese

Posted on August 26, 2013 by mo

I saw this recipe the other day and wanted to try it. http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Eggplant-Rolls-Filled-with-Basil-and-Cheese-12755 I followed the recipe pretty closely except I used ricotta instead of mozzarella cheese, and I made the tomato sauce without the sugar and I didn’t strain … Continue reading →

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Watermelon Waldorf Salad

Posted on August 12, 2013 by mo

I don’t think anything takes me back to my childhood more than Waldorf salad or melon balls. I thought it would be fun to combine the two. Watermelon Waldorf Salad The flesh of one watermelon diced or use your melonball … Continue reading →

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Storing and Handling Melons

Posted on August 12, 2013 by mo

August 12, 2016: This is a re-post of a blog from August 2013. Melons are coming in strong right now. Soon to be followed my winter squash and more fruit, yay! Sometimes it is easy to forgot that, though we … Continue reading →

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Glazed Carrots

Posted on August 6, 2013 by mo

Here is another picture recipe. This is a simple really way to cook your carrots, one notch up from steaming. It’s probably my favorite way to eat cooked carrots. Start with some great carrots. Hello gorgeous. Wash and cut the … Continue reading →

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Shishito Peppers (again)

Posted on August 6, 2013 by mo

Oh Shishito peppers, how do I love thee? This is pretty much a re-post of the blog I did last year. Is that bad? In my defense, I did it because I don’t think enough can be said, or blogged, … Continue reading →

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Golden Beet and Tahini Salad

Posted on July 29, 2013 by mo

I really like to have this tahini salad dressing on hand to add to salads or vegetables. It’s just garlic, tahini and lemon. Together it adds nice bright flavor to lots of different dishes. Golden beet and tahini salad 1 … Continue reading →

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Beet and Lentil Salad

Posted on July 29, 2013 by mo

I don’t go to Whole Foods very often. I found myself there this weekend. When I am there I love to see what they have in the prepared foods area. I am always inspired. I think they do a really … Continue reading →

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Refrigerator Pickles

Posted on July 22, 2013 by mo

This is a super simple way to have homemade pickles. I like to have a mix of crunchy stuff like carrots or cauliflower in with the cucumbers and onions. I chop these pickles up and add it to lettuce or … Continue reading →

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