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PICKLE BRINE GRILLED PORK CHOPS
I found this recipe a couple of years ago, held onto it and decided recently to give it a try. It's kind of amazing. We loved these chops! Pickle juice is vinegar based and so it makes for the perfect brine, especially if your pickles are like ours ~ with lots of...
SIMPLE SUMMERY LEMON ZUCCHINI BUCATINI
Here's a great recipe for the mother-load of zucchini soon to hit many of our gardens this month. It really is a simple summery dish that comes together in minutes. All you need is a box grater or you can use the grater blade on your food processor to make the prep...
GOCHUJANG NEW RED POTATO SALAD with BASIL & HEIRLOOM TOMATOES
This was kind of an accidental dish, but this potato salad turned out so good. It's a sweet, spicy, salty, savory, textural potato salad. We enjoyed it with Korean inspired barbecue chicken for one of our early summer feasts. With a small harvest of new red potatoes...
WEDGE SALAD with TAHINI DILL DRESSING
Wedge salads are one of our favorites. They're easy to prepare, don't require a lot of ingredients and hold up beautifully under drizzles of dressing. Wedge salads are one of the most celebrated salads ~ there are so many versions out there now, that the competition...
POLENTA with THYME and WHITE WINE SAUTEED MUSHROOMS & ROASTED ASPARAGUS
Polenta used to scare me. It always seemed time consuming and subject to error. But it's really quite easy. It's not a dish you walk away from, but you don't have to babysit it either. it only requires about 30 minutes of time to have this amazing bowl of creamy,...
ON THE ROCKS RITA
As far as cocktails go, margaritas are one of the best, most refreshing and easy to make. Blended or on the rocks - there's no "best" way. Unless you want to zhoosh it up with strawberries or watermelon or cucumber, then blending might just be better. Summer is coming...
FROM MODERN FARMER ~ Making ‘Weeds’ Part of the Food System
This is a good article from Modern Farmer about weeds and making them a part of our food system. What a perfect time of year to share this. Right?! You know we love purslane, which is considered one of the most difficult weeds to eradicate. But we utilize it now. I...
HOW TO NATURALLY DYE EASTER EGGS with things you have at home!
From The Kitchen I thought this was a cool idea and since many of us will be dying eggs this weekend, many of us might like this article. Have a nice Easter!! INGREDIENTS FOR THE EGGS, DYEING, AND FINISHING: 6 unpeeled, hard-boiled white or brown eggs (at room...
ASIAN CHICKEN MEATBALL SOBA NOODLE SOUP with CHARRED SHALLOTS
It's a rainy, early spring day and very much feels like soup should be on the menu. I made this for my family with ingredients I just so happened to have in the refrigerator. It turned out so good, I wanted to share the recipe. Most of the ingredients can be modified...
SOUTHWESTERN INSPIRED SMOKED TURKEY NOODLE SOUP with CILANTRO PISTOU
This was so good. I love turkey noodle or chicken noodle soup and this one hit the spot. We bought a few smoked turkey legs at our butcher shop with the idea of cooking them with greens. The legs were big enough to feed 6 people, so I used a couple of them to make...