Category Archives: Recipes

Daikon and Carrot Quick Pickle

I love pickled daikon. I put it on everything. Pickled daikon and carrots are usually associated with Bahn mi sandwiches, but why save this yummy pickle for just Bahn mi? It can dress up any kind of sandwich, this is … Continue reading

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Root Vegetables Gratin

I love making vegetable gratins. You can layer flavors with different vegetables and liquids of your choosing and they meld into something magical. You can use all one type of vegetable and one type of liquid, or mix up any … Continue reading

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Winter Minestrone Soup

This is one of those ‘clean out your vegetable drawer’ meals and a testament to the adage that what grows together tastes great together. I accidentally deleted the photo of the vegetables I used to make this before I chopped … Continue reading

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Brothy Simmered Beans

I love making beans from scratch. Canned beans are ok, fine even for some things but slow simmered homemade beans are just so much better. It’s all about the broth with homemade. Canned bean water is not good-ever. There are … Continue reading

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Mashed Root Vegetables

In the Fall when vegetables like rutabagas, parsnips, purple top turnips, and celery root (aka celeriac) start showing up in our CSA share it’s the first time some people have seen these and of course they want to know what … Continue reading

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Braised Brussels Sprouts and Leeks

I love braising vegetables. It is a simple mostly hands off preparation method.  My favorite part of braising vegetables is that you get a bonus sauce or glaze that elevates the dish beyond roasting or steaming. This dish is good … Continue reading

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Pumpkin Maple Muffins

I roasted a pumpkin the other day to make some pumpkin soup and I had some leftover pumpkin puree so I thought I would make these muffins. They were so tasty and quick to pull together I thought I would … Continue reading

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Winter Squash, Spinach and Broken Pasta Bake

I saw this Yotam Ottolenghi recipe in the Guardian a while ago and was intrigued. You basically thinly slice or cube winter squash, add a few other ingredients, mix it and and bake. There is no roasting the squash first, … Continue reading

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Celery Salad

I love celery. I always, always have some in my refrigerator to add to just about every dish I make- salads, stir fry’s, soups, sandwich fillings…I love the crunchy slightly bitterness it adds to dishes. I also really like celery … Continue reading

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Roasted Cauliflower

Cauliflower is kind of like tofu and eggplant in the sense it is almost a blank slate. It soaks up any sauces or seasonings you add to it. You can blanch it or steam it (I love it steamed) or … Continue reading

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