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ZUCCHINI QUINOA FRITTERS with CURRY HONEY YOGURT SAUCE
This is a post from last fall, but I thought I'd repost for those of you who will soon be in the same boat I will be in with a LOAD of zucchini that needs to be utilized. These are just a delicious summer / fall dish ~ cold or warm. Easy to pull together for hors...
MOJO ROASTED CHICKEN with PEPPERS & SWEET ONION
I found this Cuban inspired recipe online and modified it a bit to meet our tastes. There are many variations of Mojo. In Cuba it's a household staple for many recipes. It's typically made with fresh oranges and limes, garlic, oregano, cumin, parsley and cilantro....
Home-made Savory Chicken Sausage Patties
I don't remember the last time I bought breakfast sausage. Years ago we started making these savory chicken patties for Sunday brunch. A much better version than anything you can get in the store and a lot less sodium! No pork meant my Mother could have them, as...
SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW SMOOTHIES
We made these smoothies this week so I thought I'd share the recipe: RAINBOW CHARD STRAWBERRY SMOOTHIES makes two 16 oz beverages 1 C kefir or full-fat plain Nancy's yogurt 1-1/2 C frozen organic strawberries 1 C rainbow chard, stems removed 1/2 C organic baby spinach...
THERE’S NO END TO SEASON TEN!
Typically this time of year we wrap up soup season and focus our energy on growing food for the upcoming year. We have most of our garden planted but after this year's fabulous ice storm, we are tackling more than just planting and growing. Trees are coming down this...
MARIONBERRY MOJITO
This is a delicious drink anytime of year, but on a warm spring or summer day - omgoodness! We just so happened to have marionberries in our freezer from our friend's summer harvest, so on the first sunny day of spring we whipped up a batch of these gorgeous...
SHELL PASTA SALAD with SPRING CHARD and HERB VINAIGRETTE
This salad is so pretty, so delicious and light ~ and so easy to make just an hour or two before serving. It gets even better if you make it the night before. If you have a garden, you probably know that chard is an easy vegetable to grow and one of the first to...
IT’S TIME TO GET BACK TO OUR ROOTS ~ APRIL IS NATIONAL GARDEN MONTH!
I wrote the blog post featured below last June when we were in the thick of the pandemic and our communities were crumbling under the weight of closing businesses, loss of jobs, thousands of lost lives and families becoming a part of a rising statistic of unhoused...
SHEMESH FARMS HERBS
SHEMESH FARMS HERBS To bulk up for the soup season, we dry a lot of herbs that we grow in our gardens. It's never enough. So I purchase additional herbs from several locations, including Penzy's and The Savory Spice Shop in Sellwood. Last fall I learned about this...
SLICED RADISHES on TOASTED ARTISAN BREAD with HERB OIL
One of the easiest vegetables to grow and the first to pop up in spring are radishes. A simple vegetable with its own beauty that can make a simple meal gorgeous. There are so many ways to enjoy them, but this is a favorite and so easy to prepare. It makes for a...