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Cantaloupe granita
2 cups coarsely chopped cantaloupe (from ½ melon, seeded)
¼ cup sugar, or to taste
½ TBS fresh lemon juice, or to taste
1 cup ice cubes
Purée all ingredients in a blender until smooth, then pour into a
Jalapeno Risotto
6 cups lightly salted chicken broth
1 stick (yes 1 stick!) unsalted butter
1 cup finely chopped yellow onions
6 medium jalapenos, stems, ribs and seeds removed, finely diced
1 garlic clove, peeled and minced
1 1/2 cups arborio rice
1/4 pound dr
Roasted Zucchini with Garlic
Roasted Zucchini with Garlic
Posted by Elise on Aug 8, 2005
Often this time of year, our gardens are filled with more zucchini than we know what to do with. Here is one quick and easy way of preparing zucchini. I had a variation of this the
Zucchini-tomato casserole
Here’s a great vegetarian meal that uses in-season vegetables:
From a Landisdale farm CSA member
Zucchini-tomato casserole
4-5 zucchinis, sliced
3 tomatoes, sliced
1 small onion thinly sliced
salt and pepper
5-8 oz of cre
Raw Zucchini Salad with Lemon and Basil
Ingredients:
4 medium zucchini
3 Tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 Tablespoon lemon juice
Salt
10 large basil leaves (sliced thin)
Directions:
Slice zucchini paper thin. Refrigerate until well chille
Zucchini Basil Muffins
Provided by Emily Smith, a Village Acres' CSA memberFrom The Magic Muffin TinMakes 12 muffins (and uses 2 cups zucchini -- bonus!)Mix together:2 cups flour1/4 cup sugar1 Tbsp baking powder3 Tbsp minced fresh basil (must be fresh!!)1 Tbsp minced fresh
Stuffed Bell Peppers
Stuffed Peppers
1 1/2 cup uncooked long grain white rice or short grain brown rice
Enough water to cook rice (follow recipe on bag of rice)
5-6 green bell peppers
6 chopped tomatoes
1-2 TB Olive Oil
1 tablespoo
Green Beans with Parsley-Pecan Pesto
(serves 6 to 8)
1 to 2 pounds green beans
1 cup Parsley-Pecan Pesto (below)
Cook beans in a pot of boiling water, until tender but firm, 3 to 5 minutes. Drain and rinse in cool water. Set aside in a colander or onto a cloth to dry.&n
Grilled Pork Tenderloin with Tomato Salad and Fresh Mint
Grilled Pork Tenderloin
with Tomato Salad and Fresh Mint
Ingredients:
Pork Tenderloin: 2 pork tenderloins, about 1 pound each 3 tablespoons curry powder 1 tablespoon ground cumin Juice of 1/2 lime 1/4 cup extra-virgin
Potato and Cheese Soufflé
2 tbsp. butter 2 tsp. all-purpose flour 2 lbs. mealy potatoes (she uses fingerlings) 8 eggs, separated 1/4 C grated Gruyere cheese 1/4 C crumbled bleu cheese 1/4 C grated sharp hard cheese salt and pepper 1. Butter a 2 1/2 quart soufflé dish
Bruschetta with White Beans, Tomatoes and Olives
1 1/2 C canned white beans, rinsed and drained well 3 med. tomatoes, seeded & chopped 1/4 C pitted kalamata olives 4 -6 tbsp. olive oil 1/4 C chopped fresh basil 1 tbsp. minced fresh garlic 1 baguette sliced into 1/2" rounds* 5 to 6 oz. soft fres
modified Filipino veggie torta
This Filipino dish is like a quiche but you don't have to use as many eggs, so less cholesterol. It's different from traditional Filipino tortas b/c they use more meat, and less veggies, and this is the opposite (more vegges, less meat). It's best to
Fresh Tomato Bruschetta
Recipe courtesy of Chef April Neujean, Edible Schoolyard NOLA
Yield: Makes 50 appetizer portions
Ingredients:
8 large tomatoes, seeded and diced
1 red onion, minced
½ Cup Basil, minced
3 Garlic cloves
2 Tablespoons Lemon Juice
1/8 te
Sara's Famous Chile con Queso
This is a more complicated recipe but if you can get it right it is absolutely worth the effort!
Chilly Dilly Cucumbers
2 or 3 peeled and seeded cukes
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon sugar
2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar or cider vinegar
2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill or 1 tablespoon dried dill weed
1/2 cup or more chopped scallion tops or about 1/4 cup of very
