Mushroom Barley Stew with Austin Amber Ale
It's Austin Beer Week, and I'm celebrating Austin craft beer in my own kitchen. Here's my recipe for a hearty mushroom barley stew, inspired by Independence Brewery's Austin Amber Ale.
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The thermometer on my porch tells me that spring in Texas is over. The highs have been in the 80s all week, and I have been compulsively checking the weather forecast for some sign that the Texas summer isn’t really starting yet. Today’s overcast skies and cool breezes give me hope. And did you know that some parts of the country had a blizzard this week? There must be hope for a spring snow day in Austin, right?? I probably won’t hold my breath. One good thing about this season-straddling weather is the simultaneous availability of local avocados,...
Read MoreMustard Green and Lentil Sprout Curry
I consider this dish a personal victory over two of my produce nemeses: mustard greens and lentil sprouts. I know that both of these vegetables are perfectly lovely and nutritious, but they gave me fits before I finally tamed them in this dish. Mustard greens and lentil sprouts are not inherently tricky to cook, I just didn’t grow up eating them and I didn’t have a clue about what do with them when I first got them in the Local Box. However, the nutritional promise of these two ingredients has kept me trying to include them in our diet. Mustard greens have anti-inflammatory...
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If you’ve seen the Greenling newsletter this week, you know that we’re celebrating a great season of greens! Winter is prime time in Texas for kale, spinach, curly mustard, collards, arugula, bok choy, and lots of other leafy vegetables. These nutritional powerhouses are fun to cook with and easy to include in meals, either as main dishes or as sides. The guide below gives some basic cooking methods for greens, plus suggestions as to which vegetables are best suited for those methods: Greenling’s Cooking Guide to Greens Of course, a great way to enjoy greens is on...
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