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Category Archives: Vegetables
Reducing Cancer Risks with Food
It is National Fruit and Vegetables Month and new cancer research just released, affirms a long-held theory that what foods we eat directly influences our health. Since you may not want to read the 12,000-page report, nor the 100-page summary compiled … Continue reading
Streamline Your Cooking With Frozen Vegetables
Have you ever considered buying frozen vegetables? Frozen vegetables are a convenient, time-saving short cut when preparing meals at home. Perfect for soups and stews (where the vegetable is NOT the primary ingredient), these packaged foods sometimes hold flavor better … Continue reading
Posted in Beef, Recipes, Slow Cooker Simplicity, Soups & Stews, Vegetables
Tagged beef tips, crockpot, frozen foods, vegetables
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Autumn Leeks Elevate Mashed Potatoes
Usually harvested in the autumn months, leeks are easy to grow from seedlings and are ready six months after planting. Much like an onion, leeks form a bulb and long, bundle of leaves extend above the ground. Soil must be … Continue reading
Posted in Edible Gardening, Healthy Eating, Recipes, Vegetables
Tagged Autumn meals, edible gardening, gardening, Leeks, mashed potatoes, onion, Potatoes
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Take Steak and Potatoes Up a Notch
Steak de Burgo was created in Des Moines, Iowa around 1939. Just another name for steak and potatoes, this rich dish is traditionally made with a good cut of beef tenderloin, covered in a creamy mushroom sauce. Because it is … Continue reading
Posted in Beef, Recipes, Vegetables
Tagged beef tenderloin, Potatoes, Russet, Steak, Vermouth, Yukon Gold
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Crazy for Crispy Celery
Earlier this year, Chef Curtis Stone developed a 9-course tasting menu centered around celery, for his restaurant Maude in California. He created a celery salad; reduced celery juice for an apple sorbet and braised some stalks for a celeri barigoule. … Continue reading
Posted in Edible Gardening, Healthy Eating, Recipes, Vegetables
Tagged celery, Curtis Stone, garden, kitchen, mirepoix
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Pepper and Egg Brunch for Two
Wanting to find new Sunday brunch ideas, I was inspired by a recent episode of America’s Test Kitchen. They constructed a brunch recipe named for the northeastern region of Spain, the Basque region. Dividing France and Spain, the Basque region … Continue reading
Posted in Edible Gardening, Meals For Two, Recipes, Vegetables
Tagged breakfast, Brunch, cheddar cheese, Eggs, hash browns, hashbrowns, peppers
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