Tonight’s meal was inspired by garden and farmers’ market finds, as well as two recipes from the November 2010 Cooking Light. I had a small eggplant and tomatoes ready to harvest in my raised bed, and one of the vendors at the Saturday Greensboro Farmers’ Curb Market had beautiful kale. Cooking Light had two roasting recipes […]
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After perusing this month’s Cooking Light, I look forward to trying: Gemelli Salad with Green Beans, Pistachios, and Lemon-Thyme Vinaigrette Udon Noodle Salad with Broccolini and Spicy Tofu
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I’ve already tried Vegetable and Steak Fajitas with “Killed” Jalapenos from this month’s Cooking Light and look forward to experimenting with the recipe. The lime was a nice counter-point to the jalapeno peppers, and the various veggies (mushrooms, zucchini, onion, red bell pepper) almost automatically make the recipe a winner. I look forward to trying a
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Tonight’s weekend splurge was lobster risotto, adapted from the January/February Cooking Light. Risotto can seem intimidating, but it’s really not that difficult if you’re willing to give it a bit of time. I also prefer cooking my own to eating it out, since I can control the sodium content. Cooking Light included the recipe in
The January/February issue of Cooking Light has a recipe for Walnut-Breadcrumb Pasta with a Soft Egg. I haven’t tried the pasta recipe, yet, but I followed the directions for boiling soft-cooked eggs and paired one with an English muffin and Hollandaise sauce. Yum!
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Calamari with tomato Sauté half a yellow onion in approximately 2 Tbsp. of olive oil. Add one large clove of garlic, minced. Peel a medium carrot, slice it into rounds, and add it to the sauté. Wash squid; cut tentacles into rings. Add squid to pan; cook uncovered for 10 minutes. Add ¼ cup dry
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With another set of Garden Grids, the raised bed is more puppy resistant. He no longer can jump onto the bed… Since the openings are wide enough to put a hand through, a creative puppy can still put his nose through the grid to nibble recently planted asparagus crowns… The second set of grids came
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The second layer of my raised bed is showing some bulge this spring. Last year, I stacked two Fieldstone Raised Bed kits using longer stakes sold for that purpose. Fortunately the bed is only bulging on one side and otherwise has held up well. Strangely, though, the bulge is on the top layer, not both