What a day! This evening was our first trip to pick up local, organic produce from a CSA and it was delightful. With our farmers' market basket in hand, we headed off, ran into people from a variety of places in our lives, and reveled in this fantastic community endeavor. Late this afternoon we agreed to have a late supper using produce we would bring home with us. I hard-cooked two eggs from another local, organic CSA we've been in for a bit. We dressed centerpiece of the meal -- the red leaf, green leaf, and spinach salad in a light, cream dressing from Jacques Pepin's Fast Food My Way. He reports that fat content is the same as you'd have in a vinaigrette! (Use 1/4 c. heavy cream; whisk in 1/4 tsp of both black pepper and salt; then stir in 1 and 1/2 tsp red wine vinegar.) More about this dinner another day... Ah, such a marvelous salad!
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08 May 2005
Chickpea and Green Pepper Salad
What an amazing salad! This chickpea, green pepper, and thinly sliced onion salad recipe came from The Savory Way and will quickly be a regular lunch-meal.
02 May 2005
Vermicelli Soup
If you're looking for a veggie comfort food that isn't as off-putting sounding as "No-chicken Chicken Noodle", look no farther! This is a fantastic, easy soup that is just right for a chilly day.
01 May 2005
Potage Germiny
Connie, a Master Gardener nearby, loves sorrel and shared some with us for our Sunday Night Soup two weeks ago. The sorrel is sauteed and is the darker green leaves in the photo. This is a fairly traditional cream soup where the base is a broth and just a bit of half-and-half is added at the end. (From Twelve Months of Monastery Soups)
