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Garden Peach Salad w Goat Cheese & Bacon

jenn — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:53:27 +0000

Serves 6-8 1 cucumber, thinly sliced into half moons ¼ red onion, thinly sliced 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved 2-3 peaches, pitted & sliced Small handful of parsley, chopped Small handful of basil, chopped Goat cheese, crumbled 4 sliced bacon, thinly sliced 1 tbsp honey ¼ cup champagne vinegar ¼ light olive oil Salt and [...]

Banana Chocolate Chip Bread

jenn — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 19:41:39 +0000

Makes 1 loaf 1 cup spelt flour 1 cup organic pastry flour 1 ½ tsp baking soda ½ tsp salt 4 ripe bananas, mashed ¾ cup pure cane sugar ¾ cup coconut oil 2 eggs 1 tsp cinnamon ½ cup slivered almonds ½ cup sunflower seeds ½ cup chocolate chips Preheat oven to 350˚. In [...]

Homemade Tomato Sauce

jenn — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 01:13:42 +0000

Makes 4-5 quarts If your garden or CSA basket overfloweth with tomatoes, make tomato sauce! A big batch can be frozen or canned and eaten throughout the fall and winter. This recipe is very basic so feel free to play around with ingredients, herbs and spices. 15 lbs plum tomatoes, chopped 1 large red onion, [...]

Grilled Potatoe Wedges

jenn — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:53:39 +0000

These are a tasty alternative to roasted or boiled potatoes. Quarter your potatoes. Place in a pot with a bunch of garlic cloves, generous pinch of salt (the more the merrier!) and cover with water. Boil until al dente… just fork tender. Drain well. Toss potatoes with olive oil, salt, pepper, paprika and any other spices [...]

The Place- an unusual restaurant

jenn — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:38:08 +0000

This is The Place where memories are made… The Place where family traditions begin and carry on for generations. The Place, in Guilford, Connecticut is an unusual restaurant. It’s all open air… you sit outside, you eat outside, your food is prepared outside. Don’t go expecting gourmet meals or fancy table settings. You won’t find [...]

Blackberry Tart with Basil Ice Cream

jenn — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:57:56 +0000

For the Basil Ice Cream 1 pint vanilla ice cream 1 cup basil leaves 1 tbsp lime juice Let the ice cream soften at room temp then combine in a blender with the basil and lime juice. Puree for 1-2 minutes, until the basil has been well incorporated and the ice cream is bright green. [...]

Beauty and the Feast: A Retake

jenn — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 14:56:26 +0000

When I pick up a magazine it’s usually Food & Wine or Eating Well. Not Vogue. But the current issue features Gwyneth Paltrow on the cover, with the tagline “a Hollywood Princess becomes Queen of the Kitchen.” It beckoned me to grab it. So I did. Then went home, plopped myself on the sofa and [...]

Don’t Spit the Seeds!

jenn — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 19:16:12 +0000

Don’t spit the seeds! Watermelon seeds are highly nutritious boasting loads of heart healthy B vitamins, minerals (including magnesium, potassium and zinc), omega-6 fatty acids and protein. They have a mild diuretic effect that promotes healthy kidney and bladder function as well as helps the body flush out toxins. So crunch away! If you prefer, [...]

Yellow Squash and Cucumber Crudo

jenn — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:16:55 +0000

Inspired by Chef Michael Symon’s Zucchini Crudo (in Simplicious, page 8), my version uses summer squash (or yellow zucchini) and cucumber as a base. Very simple to make and very delicious! 2 yellow squash, thinly sliced 1 small cucumber, thinly sliced 1 avocado, peeled & sliced 1 small tomato, diced 1 garlic clove, minced Juice [...]

Simplicious- Aug/Sept ’10

jenn — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 19:24:22 +0000

Open publication – Free publishing – More simplicious