Julie | March 13, 2012

We have had some absolutely gorgeous weather in the last few days, enough to really feel spring in the air! My dad and I finally got out to the community garden yesterday afternoon to check on the few plants we decided to try overwintering, and here are the (rather surprising, to me at least) results: [...]
Category: Veggies and Salads |
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Tags: Brussels sprout, community garden, gardening, garlic, herbs, leek, spinach, turnip
Julie | November 26, 2011

A recounting of our 2011 Thanksgiving dinner, and a few of the best recipes from it.
Category: Baking, Dessert, Dinner, Meat, Nuts, Grains & Legumes, Sides, Soups, Veggies and Salads |
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Tags: apple cider, bake, brine, Brussels sprout, butternut squash, challah, chestnut, cookie, cranberry, cream, crumb crust, date, fresh bread, gravy, green beans, hazelnut, oyster, pie, pie crust, pomegranate, potato, rice, roast, rolls, sage, soup, stuffing, turkey, walnut
Julie | November 1, 2011

A (pretty nearly) final gardening update for the 2011 growing season: carrots, beets, and potatoes!
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Tags: beet, carrot, gardening, potato, preservation
Julie | October 2, 2011

An update regarding our backyard garden plots for the month of September 2011: beans, root veggies, and fall crops.
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Tags: bok choi, gardening, kale, pepper, shelling beans, spinach
Julie | September 30, 2011

A week’s worth of dinners cooked in my mom’s absence, mostly with a Mexican influence; and a recipe for watermelon salsa.
Category: Dinner, Fruits, Meat, Seafood, Sides, Veggies and Salads |
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Tags: balsamic, beef, chili, dip, dumpling, gardening, lamb, mint, peach, salsa, shrimp, taco, tilapia, tomato, tortilla, watermelon
Julie | September 28, 2011

Roasted tomato bisque with potato latke melts and pickled peppers, a warming autumn meal.
Category: Dinner, Lunch, Soups, Veggies and Salads |
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Tags: bisque, cream, fermentation, Fontina, gardening, pepper, potato, preservation, roast, tomato
Julie | September 12, 2011

A slightly tardy report on the growth of our community garden plots in the month of August 2011: lots of zucchini, beans, and tomatoes!
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Tags: CCGG, gardening, leek, tomato
Julie | September 11, 2011

I haven’t posted a pictorial update for our backyard garden in some time, so here are a few photos that should catch us up to Labor Day weekend. This bed, which gets a lot of shade thanks to the grape vine, had several rows of shell peas and onions in it; once we removed those, [...]
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Tags: artichoke, carrot, cucumber, gardening, lemongrass, pepper
Julie | September 9, 2011

Greek meatballs with beef and bulgur, simmered in tomato sauce and served with baba ghanoush in freshly made pita—the perfect post-grape harvesting dinner!
Category: Baking, Meat, Veggies and Salads, World Cuisines |
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Tags: bake, bulgur, dip, eggplant, gardening, Greek, meatball, pita, tomato
Julie | August 29, 2011

A homey pot roast with an unusual flavor base of rhubarb, ginger, honey, and beets!
Category: Dinner, Meat, Sides, Veggies and Salads |
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Tags: beef, beet, braise, dumpling, ginger, rhubarb, zucchini