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Tag Archives: garlic
Pasta with kale, bacon and fontina.
This pasta recipe will make a kale lover out of you, if you aren’t already. Plus, there’s bacon. And, well, cheese. Continue reading
Posted in Eating local, Farmers' market, Recipes
Tagged bacon, cheese, food, garlic, homemade, kale, pasta
7 Comments
Spaghetti squash with chard and ricotta cream.
This wonderful fall recipe combines spaghetti squash with Swiss chard and creamy ricotta cheese, with unexpectedly delicious results. Continue reading
Posted in Dinner, Eating local, Farmers' market, Meatless Monday, Recipes, Vegetarian
Tagged food, garlic, healthy, homemade, ricotta, spaghetti squash, Swiss chard, walnuts
2 Comments
Sunny day tomato dressing.
What do you get when you combine tomatoes, basil, balsamic and olive oil in a jar and let it sit in the sunshine? This perfect summer salad dressing. Continue reading
Posted in Eating local, Farmers' market, House favorites, Recipes, Sauces & dressings
Tagged basil, food, garlic, healthy, tomatoes
2 Comments
Easy gazpacho.
Now that we’re full-on into tomato season, I’m playing around with one of my favorite summer dishes: gazpacho. Recently, I posted a recipe for fresh and tangy white gazpacho, which is built on a base of cucumber, green apple and … Continue reading
Posted in Eating local, Farmers' market, Recipes, Soups
Tagged cucumber, favorite, food, garlic, healthy, homemade, seasonal, tomatoes
2 Comments
White gazpacho.
This white gazpacho is the perfect summer soup: cool, flavorful and easy to make. Perfect for lunch or a party appetizer! Continue reading
Posted in Eating local, Farmers' market, Recipes, Soups
Tagged almonds, cucumber, food, garlic, grapes, healthy, homemade, seasonal
2 Comments
Better than store-bought: Homemade red-pepper hummus.
Really: You HAVE to make this. If you like hummus—that wonderful, flavorful Middle Eastern spread—then you have to try making your own. Sure, there are tons of great store-bought versions out there. But go grab a can of chickpeas and … Continue reading
Posted in Better than store-bought, How-to, Lunchbox, Recipes, Sauces & dressings
Tagged food, garlic, healthy, homemade, hummus, lemon, red pepper
5 Comments
Cooking with garlic scapes.
One of the many pleasures of growing your own garlic (see here for a how-to on growing garlic) is the arrival of garlic scapes. These are the little curlicue sprouts that shoot, almost overnight, from the tops of hardneck garlic … Continue reading
Posted in Dinner, Eating local, Farmers' market, Fun ingredient, Gardening, Recipes
Tagged food, garlic, garlic scapes, local, seasonal
19 Comments
Garden glory.
If you have a garden, you know that it yields hair-pulling and frustration, pride and wonder in equal measure—often, all in the same growing season. So I hope you’ll excuse a little bit of the latter [with emphasis on the … Continue reading
Fave ingredient: blue potatoes.
Have you ever cooked with blue potatoes? You should! They’re super flavorful and easy to roast for a tasty side dish. Continue reading
Posted in Dinner, Fun ingredient, Recipes, Sides
Tagged food, garlic, healthy, olive oil, potatoes
3 Comments
Creamy basil salad dressing.
It may be low-fat, but this creamy basil-garlic salad dressing packs a ton of flavor and has about a zillion different uses. Continue reading
