Vegetables

Summer Fest Week 3 – Zucchini Soup

August 11, 2009
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Zucchini is one of those innocuous vegetables that doesn’t really stand out. Sure, the small ones can be tender, but the large ones tend to get spongy. Because of the high moisture content and neutral taste —and it’s debatable zucchini actually has a taste — it’s grated into cakes, mixed into pasta sauces and even [...]

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Garlic Scapes — Ideas Needed

July 6, 2009
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This pointy, off-white thingy is a garlic scape. Left to its own devices, it will flower. Once removed, it forces the bulb to grow bigger and drives chefs mad. Apparently, these puppies are a hot commodity. I had no idea what a scape was when I planted garlic near my climbing rose a couple of [...]

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Eat your veggies – please!

August 28, 2008

I couldn’t figure out why my chicken souvlaki post got so many hits yesterday. Turns out Startcooking.com linked to my recipe. I was happy. Until I read the comment, “There are no vegetables in sight here…” Then I was confused. I eat veggies. So I reread my post. Hmmm. My recipe recommends you eat it [...]

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