Category Archives: Recipes

Hasselback Potatoes

This is one of my favorite ways to make potatoes. By cutting them you get more roasted crunchiness to contrast the creamy inside of the potato. Set your oven to 400F.  Make even cuts in your potatoes (don’t cut all … Continue reading

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Shishito Peppers

One of the restaurants we sell to asked Wyatt to grow these peppers and boy am I glad he did. This is probably my favorite new crop this year. These are mild and so flavorful. The seeds of most peppers … Continue reading

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Arugula Pesto

You can use spicy salad mix or spinach, or beet greens or anything leafy. My favorite pesto is made from arugula. I like it better than basil. Anyway, let’s start here. Bag-o-arugula. If I have been asked once I have … Continue reading

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Sunchoke Ideas

We have been offering Jerusalem artichokes in our CSA for years now, so many of you love them and look forward to getting them. This is some information for those of you who may be less familiar with them. Jerusalem … Continue reading

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Watermelon Radishes

I get asked all the time what I do with watermelon radishes. I have fun.

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Butternut Squash Ravioli

Yield: about 30 triangle ravioli I am calling them butternut squash ravioli but you can use any squash you like to make these. For the filling: 1 cup cooked squash (I roasted mine) 1 shallot, chopped sage leaves, chopped 1 … Continue reading

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Baba Ganoush

3 medium-sized eggplants  1/2 cup (130g) tahini (roasted sesame paste)  1 1/4 teaspoons coarse salt  3 tablespoons freshly-squeezed lemon juice  3 cloves garlic, peeled and smashed  1/8 teaspoon chili powder  1 tablespoon olive oil Grill the Italian Eggplant and scoop … Continue reading

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Eggplant Sauce

*Adapted from a recipe by Nigel Slater The flesh of one grilled Italian eggplant ½ cup Greek yogurt A handful of mint leaves Olive oil Mash all the ingredients together in a bowl and use it as you would baba … Continue reading

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Tortilla Salad

I often look through Heidi Swanson’s books for ideas. I saw this recipe Tortilla Salad and made my own version of it with the vegetables we got this week. You can use any vegetables you have of course. I followed … Continue reading

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Fresh Tomato Salsa

*Adapted from Cook’s Illustrated 1 1/2 pounds fresh tomatoes, diced 1/2 cup red onion (or any onion), diced 1 jalapeno pepper, diced (removing the seeds and veins will get rid of a lot of the heat, keep them if you … Continue reading

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