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Sweet Red Pepper and Cucumber Salsa

September 27, 2012 by dancingroots - No Comments

from The Occasional Vegetarian1 medium cucumber, peeled, seeded & diced1/2 – 1 jalapeño pepper, minced1/2 tsp salt2 scallions, white & green parts1 red sweet pepper, dicedjuice of 1 limeCombine all; Let sit at room temperature for at least 30 minutes. Can be prepared up to 2 hours ahead.& ...

Week 19: September 24 – 27, 2012

September 27, 2012 by dancingroots - No Comments

In Your Share This WeekPaprika Peppers, Alma – Small, crisp and juicy with a sometimes spicy bite - great on the crudités tray with dip. Also for cooking, roasting and stuffing, they combine “exquisitely” (according to one source) with sweet onions, mushrooms & eggs. Also kn ...

Week 18: Sept. 17-20, 2012

September 20, 2012 by dancingroots - No Comments

Sweet Peppers, Healthy or Antohi Romanian – Beautiful out in the field; these are getting a brighter yellow as they turn redSummer Squash - Golden (yellow), Dark Star (green) or Bennings Green Tint (scalloped)Eggplant, Orient Express & DiamondTomatoes – The “s ...

Chilled Dilled Soup

September 13, 2012 by dancingroots - No Comments

from Moosewood Cookbook1 cup chopped onion4 cups sliced raw potato3 cups water2 cups milk1 cup sour cream1 medium cucumber1½ - 2 tsp saltfresh black pepper2-3 Tbsp fresh dill, choppedfreshly chopped chives or scallionsPlace onion, potatoes, water and salt in saucepan. Simmer until potatoes are soft ...

Week 17: September 10 – 13, 2012

September 13, 2012 by dancingroots - No Comments

In Your Share this Week Yellow Peppers, Anthohi Romanian – This heirloom pepper turns from yellow to orange to red and they’ll get sweeter as they color. In the yellow stage they can be used for canning dilly beans and making salsa's. They’re also great for hors d’oeuvre ...

Week 16: September 3 – 6, 2012

September 13, 2012 by dancingroots - No Comments

It’s Fajita Week! A Fajita is a meal in which meat, poultry, vegetables and other ingredients are cooked over an open fire or more commonly, grilled together and assembled in a tortilla. Credit for the dish belongs to the Mexican workers who created it while working and living in Texas, so it’s ...

Cucumber-Yogurt Dressing

August 30, 2012 by dancingroots - No Comments

from Sundays at Moosewood Restaurant2/3 cup plain yogurt1 medium cucumber-peeled, seeded, coarsely chopped2 Tbsp minced onion1 Tbsp vegetable oil2 tsp vinegar¼ tsp salt (optional)2 tsp chopped fresh dill (or fennel fronds) (optional)Combine everything in a blender or food processor and puree until ...

Week 15: August 27 – 30, 2012

August 30, 2012 by dancingroots - No Comments

In Your Share This WeekFennel, Perfection – We’re having a great fennel year! We try to have it 5 times per year, but this year we might do better. According to From Asparagus to Zucchini, “fennel’s history is as rich as its flavor! For centuries fennel has been utilized as a ...

Week 14: August 20 – 23, 2012

August 23, 2012 by dancingroots - No Comments

In Your Share This WeekAmaranth Greens – From our specialty greens department, these go by other names such as Chinese spinach, quelites in Spanish, yin tsoy, and callaloo in West Africa. Often considered to be used like cooking spinach, it can be sautéed, steamed, or chopped and ...

Week 13: August 13 – 16, 2012

August 14, 2012 by dancingroots - No Comments

In Your Share This WeekBasil, Large Leaf & Genovese – This should be enough to make a nice batch of pesto! Put several cloves of garlic in your food processor or mash by hand, add a pinch of salt, a squeeze of lemon, some toasted nuts if you have them (traditional is pine nuts; w ...

Sweet Red Pepper and Cucumber Salsa

Week 19: September 24 – 27, 2012

Week 18: Sept. 17-20, 2012

Chilled Dilled Soup

Week 17: September 10 – 13, 2012

Week 16: September 3 – 6, 2012

Cucumber-Yogurt Dressing

Week 15: August 27 – 30, 2012

Week 14: August 20 – 23, 2012

Week 13: August 13 – 16, 2012

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