Listen to your mother. Eat your vegetables.
3 medium winter squashes (e.g., acorn or butternut) 1/2 cup minced onions/shallots 3 tablespoons minced ginger 3 leeks (slice off the bottom and top tough leaves then slice lengthwise and rinse fully to clean) sliced crosswise into 1/4 inch strips 1 teaspoon curry powder …
Spicy, smoky, sweet, and perfect for eating with chips or over meat, fish, or tofu. You’ll need a blender or food processor for this. 4 green tomatoes 2 cloves garlic 2 medium or spicy peppers, like serranos or jalapenos, to taste juice of 1/2 lime …
Using a blender will make this soup easy to pull off in minutes. Good for two bowls of soup, or four smaller appetizer portions. Ingredients: 6 medium-large tomatoes, or equivalent 2 cloves garlic salt and pepper 2 bell peppers 1 avocado 1 dried out slice …
First, make your dipping aioli so it’s ready when your tomatoes are hot: 1 egg yolk 3/4 cup olive oil 2 tablespoons light brown sugar 1 teaspoon sriracha or other spicy sauce 1-2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice Salt and pepper Put the yolk in a …
(mostly from Epicurious.com) This salad/garnish uses many of the goodies you’ll find from Waldingfield this week! Salad: 3 medium ripe tomatoes 1/2 English cucumber, quartered lengthwise and finely sliced 1/2 cup tightly packed coarsely chopped purslane or arugula 2 scallions, including most of the green, …
A tasty summer treat! You’ll need: 12 large leaves of Swiss chard 1/2 lb. smoked mozzarella (or equivalent fresh mozzarella or goat cheese), cut into 1/4 inch cubes 3/4 cup dried fruit, such as apricots, raisins, or dates, cut into 1/4 inch cubes 3 tablespoons …
with thanks to Mastering the Grill by Andrew Schloss and David Joachim Ingredients 2 lb new potatoes 4 cloves garlic, minced 2 tablespoons dried sage 10-20 leaves fresh sage olive oil to coat, about 1/4 cup salt and pepper Quarter your potatoes, or if they’re …
With thanks again to Mark Bittman’s How to Cook Everything Vegetarian. Ingredients: 4 tablespoons cold butter, plus some for your pan (leave it in the fridge till you need it) 2 cups flour (whole wheat works great) 1 cup raw sugar, or regular sugar if …
This is a refreshing side dish or garnish for your hot summery meals. Ingredients: 2 small-medium cucumbers 3 cups plain yogurt – greek works great 2 cloves garlic, or less if you’re not a fan 2-3 tablespoons fresh mint leaves squeeze of lemon juice, about …
Here at Waldingfield, we’re excited to have a range of heirloom varieties of summer squash and zucchini: Patty Pans (the flying saucers), Floridor (the small yellow softballs), and the crooknecks – Zephyr and Lady Godiva. All of these can be eaten entirely, skin and all. …
Another member of the leafy greens contingent, collard greens are in the same broccoli family as kale and have much of the same nutritional value. But these greens have attitude – they stand up to a hefty cooking effort and pack a bitter punch. Here’s …
One of the best summer drinks out there is a Pimm’s Cup, which we get from the Brits. Of course, the fact that it features cucumbers makes it all the better. Ingredients: Pimm’s No. 1 (a gin-based liqueur) Club soda Lemons Cucumber, sliced into thin …
Preheat your oven to 275 degrees. Separate the leaves of a bunch of kale from the stems. Cut leaves into chips approximately an inch and a half on each side (but don’t worry if they’re varied). Drizzle enough olive oil over the kale to get …
For dressing: combine one small tin anchovies (8-10 pieces), one clove of garlic, two tablespoons of dijon mustard, and the juice of one lemon. Once combined, slowly add olive oil and keep blending until it makes a creamy dressing texture. Mix in a quarter cup …
Roughly chop a bunch of kale, including the stems. Put in a food processor along with two cloves of garlic (or more or less depending on your garlic taste), three quarters of a cup of toasted walnuts or pine nuts, and three quarters of a …
(from about.com) Total Time: 10 minutes Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups fresh basil 1/3 cup olive oil 1 cup pine nuts (other nuts, such as almonds or walnuts may be substituted) 5 cloves garlic 1/3 cup nutritional yeast 3/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon black pepper Preparation: Combine …