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Nasturtium (flowers and leaves) may not be for everyone with their peppery bite & strong flavor – but the flowers are a beautiful addition to any plate and Sister Chef loves to eat them fresh from the plant! This week she decided to help me …
This is GAME-CHANGING Broccoli. I know, game-changing is a pretty important phrase – and this is!! I threw this broccoli together on a whim and Mr. Chef and I were so blown away by it that we knew I had to try to recreate it …
We all need to work together to reduce our footprint on this earth and that includes using up every bit of our foods and produce that we can (or composting and recycling what we can’t). When using up the often overlooked Carrot Tops is this delicious (and easy), there’s not a reason that I can think of to throw them out!
Hummus is a regular tenant in our refrigerator – it is SO delicious and a much healthier option Continue reading Carrot Top Hummus
There are a ton of different types of Eggplant! When this Asian Eggplant first showed up in our CSA share last year, I was a bit confused as to what to do with it (stir-fry always works – but we had just done that). A …
Zucchini Season! When the heat is on, zucchini season is here, and they are ready to take over your kitchen! I personally loved being at the point of saying “OMG, what am I going to do with all of this zucchini!?”. During the height of …
Garlic Pesto Snow Pea Tortellini… a long title, but worthy of every bit of it. Sometimes the simplest dishes are the best ones. I threw together this tortellini on a whim when Sister Chef saw a package of fresh tortellini at Aldi and told me that is what we should make for dinner …ok! We had the Snow Peas from our CSA, as well as a bunch of Garlic Scapes just begging to be made into pesto – so dinner was planned!
This comes together in about 5 minutes Continue reading Garlic Pesto Snow Pea Tortellini