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Pesto Pasta Salad with Juliet Tomatoes

Kathryn June 27, 2011 Front Page, Recipes & Menus, Side Dishes, Soups & Salads, Summer Salad Basil, goat cheese, Pasta salad, Recipe, Salad, Tomato, vegetarian

I had my first taste of Hillside Farms‘ baby Roma tomatoes last summer, at the beginning of my local food adventures. The moment that first Juliet tomato burst in my mouth was an epiphany. It tasted like sunshine, sweeter than any

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Meal Plan 6/16-6/21

Kathryn June 16, 2011 Recipes & Menus, Uncategorized, Weekly Menus

I did a little dance when I unloaded our Local Box this week. We got okra, peaches, basil and two kinds of tomatoes. It doesn’t get much summery-er than that. Rami and I made short work of the tomatoes and

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Cowpea Salad

Kathryn June 13, 2011 Front Page, Gluten-free, Recipes & Menus, Side Dishes, Soups & Salads, Summer Salad, Vegetarian Food

I love cooking with cowpeas. They’re versatile and easy to work with, and undeniably pretty. I seek them out at summer farmer’s markets, and I rejoice when they arrive in our Local Box. Lucky for me, cowpeas are a heat

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Meal Plan 6/9 – 6/14

Kathryn June 9, 2011 Front Page, Recipes & Menus, Uncategorized, Weekly Menus Meal Plans

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eKwLBAsd-c?rel=0&w=425&h=349] Is there anything sadder than tossing a slimy, spoiled head of lettuce into the trash? Of course there is, but that’s not keeping me from wallowing in culinary pity. I forgot my cooking at home last week because

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Basil Ice Cream with Strawberry Ripple

Kathryn June 2, 2011 Desserts, Front Page, Recipes & Menus, Uncategorized Basil, Dessert, Ice cream, Recipe, Strawberry, summer, vegetarian

This dessert tastes like summer vacation to me. Ice cream is the quintessential warm-weather indulgence, and the tart strawberry ripple undulating through this recipe’s sweet basil cream makes it the perfect poolside snack.

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