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Asparagus & Chard Risotto
INGREDIENTS 1 1/2 cups aborio rice 3/4 cups white wine 5 cups chicken or vegetable broth 1 tablespoon butter 2 cloves garlic 1 small onion, diced 2 teaspoons dried basil 1 …
Stir-Fried Bok Choy, Purple Carrots, & Kohlrabi with Ginger
Adapted from Gourmet INGREDIENTS 1 (2-inch) piece ginger, peeled 2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced or pressed ¼ cup chicken or vegetable broth 2 tablespoons medium-dry cooking Sherry 2 …
Spicy Stir-Fried Brown Rice with Broccoli and Sugar Snap Peas
INGREDIENTS For Rice: 1 cup of brown rice 3 cups of vegetable broth (from boullion) For Stir-Fry: ½ cup of water 1 broccoli crown, cut into ¾-inch pieces (about 2 cups) 1 cup of …
Preparing Rancho Gordo’s Good Mother Stallard Beans
Soak Your Beans Pick through the beans, discarding any discolored or shriveled beans or any foreign matter. Rinse well. In a medium heavy-bottomed saucepan, cover 2 cups of dried beans with 6 cups …
Simple Steamed & Buttery Romanesco with Italian Parsley
INGREDIENTS 1 head of Romanesco (aka Romanesco cauliflower or Romanesco broccoli), base removed and discarded, florets and stalks chopped into bite-sized pieces 1 tablespoon butter ¼ cup …
Roasted Purple Cauliflower, Sunchokes, and Butternut Squash
Recipe by The FruitGuys INGREDIENTS 1 head purple cauliflower, washed, cut into ½–inch pieces 3 sunchokes (also called Jerusalem Artichokes), scrubbed well, peeled, and cut into ½–inch …
“Smothered” Eggplant, Yellow Squash, and Spinach with Basil
Adapted from Gourmet INGREDIENTS 2 medium yellow squash, halved lengthwise, and cut crosswise into ⅛-inch thick slices 1 eggplant, cut into ¼-inch cubes 2 shallots, finely chopped 1 cup …
Roasted Beets with Beet Greens
Recipe by The FruitGuys INGREDIENTS One bunch beets with greens 1/4 cup olive oil, divided Two cloves garlic, minced Two tablespoons chopped onion (optional) salt and pepper to …
Green Beans, Zucchini & Mushroom Couscous with Feta Cheese
INGREDIENTS 1 Tablespoon butter 1 12 ounce box couscous (about 1½ cups) 2¼ cups vegetable broth One yellow onion, peeled & finely chopped 5 to 6 mushrooms, sliced Two cloves of …
Bruschetta on a Ciabatta with Tomatoes, Fresh Basil and Feta
INGREDIENTS One roll of ciabatta or baguette ¼ olive oil 1 cup dry-farmed tomatoes, cored and chopped ½ cup basil, coarsely chopped Two cloves garlic, peeled and pressed or finely …
Pomegranate
The iconographic pomegranate not only adorns kitchen counters, but its seeds add sparkle to salads and liven up couscous or quinoa. Be sure to try it with the other supermodels of the fruit world …
Pluot
Pluot (PLOO-awt). Fun to say, and great to eat. If you cross-pollinate a plum and apricot, you get a plumcot; crossing a plumcot with yet another plum results in the pluot (so, more plum than …
October Sun Plum
Last but not least. This plum brings up the end of the plum parade. Yellow-green hued, stone-free, and good to the last bite. …
Laroda Plum
"Low ri-der, drives a little slower." [Queue horn section]. The Laroda plum was developed in Winters, CA in the 1950s, and is cherished for its rich wine taste and beautiful color. It has been …
Abate Fetel Pear
The Abate Fetel was developed in Italy by a monk who must’ve been promoted to abbot – Abate. And yes this pear looks like an abbot’s hat. Yes, that’s it – a hat. These pears are very popular in Italy. …
Sierra Beauty Apple
Many claim to be Californians, but few are native. Joan Didion, Jerry Brown, and Dweezil Zappa notwithstanding. Sierra Beauty apples are indigenous to the golden state. The first saplings appeared in …
Gravenstein Apple
The Gravenstein apple is the vanguard of California's apple season and the hallmark crop of Sebastopol in Sonoma County, CA. Every year, Sebastopol throws this tart-sweet, old-fashioned apple two …
Goldrush Apple
Who's yer ma? Hoosier pa? People from Indiana call themselves Hoosiers. Goldrush apples are Hoosiers. They've got a pedigree as long as yer arm from Purdue University going way back to Rome, the Rome …
Award-Winning Gravenstein Apple Pie
Here's a recipe for a prize-winning homemade apple pie! Sebastopol Area Chamber of Commerce Apple Pie Baking Contest 2008 Grand Champion Kayleigh Stump's Apple Pie Recipe INGREDIENTS Crust …