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Sauces and Salsas

Tomatillo Smothered Spinach, Mushroom and Goat Cheese Burritos

Back in September I shared a recipe for a tomatillo sauce. This is one of my late summer/early fall staples that goes in the freezer until it’s time to brighten up winter. The recipe for the sauce is adapted from … Continue reading…

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Feb 26, 2012
Filed Under: Eat Your GreensPasta, Risotto and GrainsSauces and Salsas
Ingredients:SpinachMushroomsQuinoaGoat CheeseCilantro

Fish Dinner for 2, Featuring Celery Root!

Ahhh celery root. Or celeriac if you prefer. Such a wonderful fall root vegetable. It is not the root of your average celery stalk as you might think, but rather a celery plant grown for it’s edible root. Recently I … Continue reading…

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Nov 14, 2011
Filed Under: FallMeat, Fish and PoultrySauces and Salsas
Ingredients:CeleriacMushroomsScallopsFishParsleySpinachCelery root

Better than Hot Sauce: D.I.Y. Harissa

Harissa is a traditional North African chili paste. One of the many delights my Tunisian friend Salah introduced me to. It was in Santa Fe New Mexico, the land of chili peppers, that I learned about this spicy condiment that … Continue reading…

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Nov 01, 2011
Filed Under: Sauces and Salsas
Ingredients:Chili PepperGarlic
Tagged: HarissaSpices

Freeze This: Tomatillo Sauce

The official start of Fall is nearly upon us, although I started saying goodbye to Summer last week when I returned to Brooklyn to find the weather had taken a turn towards crisp days and cool nights. I’ve started wearing … Continue reading…

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Sep 21, 2011
Filed Under: RecipesSauces and SalsasSummer
Ingredients:Tomatillos
Tagged: Locavore Challenge

Adventures in Grilling: Make Grilled Tomatillo Salsa

It’s been 6 summers now that we’ve been eating every breakfast, dinner, weekend brunch  – and now lunch! – outside from from April through October. But last Summer, after several weeks of record-breaking hot days in June, Brad and I … Continue reading…

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Jul 19, 2011
Filed Under: GrillingSauces and SalsasSummer
Ingredients:TomatillosJalepeno
Tagged: Adventures in GrillingSalsa

Basil Pesto *make pizza!

I make pesto like mad throughout the summer. Try making it with other herbs, like mint, too. 1/4 cup walnuts or pine nuts, toasted Coarse salt and ground pepper 1 bunch, about 8 cups lightly packed fresh basil leaves 3 … Continue reading…

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Sep 13, 2007
Filed Under: Sauces and SalsasSummer
Ingredients:Basil

Garden Tomato Sauce

If you’ve got lots of tomatoes, this recipe also freezes well. I make a few batches each summer and it is a treat to defrost mid winter! 1 Tablespoon olive oil 2 cloves garlic 1 red onion, diced 1 bell … Continue reading…

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Aug 31, 2007
Filed Under: Sauces and SalsasSummer
Ingredients:Tomatoes

Roasted Tomato Chipotle Salsa

Smoky and spicy! (Makes 2.5 to 3 cups) 1 1/2 lb. plum tomatoes, cored and halved 2 cloves garlic 1 thinly sliced medium red onion 1 cut up red bell pepper 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 1/2 teaspoons sea salt … Continue reading…

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Aug 18, 2007
Filed Under: Sauces and SalsasSummer
Ingredients:TomatoesCilantroPeppersOnion
Tagged: Salsa

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