Julie | May 4, 2013

Two scrumptious gluten-free chocolate cupcakes for Nolan’s 5th birthday parties: chickpea-based with avocado frosting, and quinoa-based with marshmallow frosting.

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Tags: avocado, birthday, cake, chickpea, chocolate, cocoa powder, coconut oil, cupcake, nondairy milk, quinoa, sunflower seed

Julie | March 17, 2013

My experience following a locavore diet for three days.

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Julie | September 28, 2011

Roasted tomato bisque with potato latke melts and pickled peppers, a warming autumn meal.

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Tags: bisque, cream, fermentation, Fontina, gardening, pepper, potato, preservation, roast, tomato

Julie | August 13, 2011

Pasta embedded with zucchini, creamy zucchini-spinach soup, and even zucchini brownies—yet more ways to eat up that prolific pile of squash.

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Tags: bake, brownies, chocolate, garlic, puree, purslane, spinach, zucchini

Julie | August 3, 2011

Pickles, fritters, and a summery pasta dish that highlights zucchini in two ways: sauteed with red onion, and ground raw into an herby pistou that clings to the pasta with a splash of cream.

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Tags: basil, chicken, cucumber, dried pasta, fermentation, gardening, leftovers, pesto, pickle, pistachio, saute, zucchini

Julie | July 21, 2011

Playing blog catch-up with some light meals based on local produce from our home garden and farmers’ market.

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Tags: bake, cucumber, farmer's market, fresh pasta, gardening, goat cheese, pea, peach, preserved lemon, quinoa, salad dressing, salmon, shrimp, snow pea, squash blossom, zucchini

Julie | July 8, 2011

Homemade French dressing, pickled shallots, and cauliflower frittata on the verge of vacation.

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Tags: cauliflower, egg, frittata, lettuce, pickle, salad, salad dressing, shallot, spinach

Julie | June 13, 2011

A nourishing tea party menu in honor of an elderly friend of ours: crumpets with homemade jam, raw clotted cream, and honeyed lemon curd, plus tzatziki tuna salad cups and lilac-infused syrup to sweeten the tea!

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Tags: British, cream, crumpet, curd, fresh bread, gardening, honey, jam, lemon, lilac, raw dairy, simple syrup, tea, tuna, yeast

Julie | June 6, 2011

Adorable little potato pancakes not only use up leftovers, but sneak healthy butternut squash into your persnickety eater’s diet! An incredibly versatile recipe.

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Tags: butternut squash, cream, egg, pan-fry, pancake, potato

Julie | April 24, 2011

In celebration of spring and resurrection–fiddlehead fern quiche with ramps and blueberry betty nests with banana custard.

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Tags: banana, blueberry, bread, eggs, fiddlehead fern, foraging, gardening, goat cheese, pie crust, quiche, ramps