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Harvest Monday, July 15, 2013

Gardens, both flowers and veggies, survived during my absence. Upon my return from vacation in Toronto, there were a number of veggies in the garden patiently waiting to be harvested. Made me very happy. The garden beds, though, were screaming: I am overcrowded, get … Continue reading

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Star Anise Beef Stew with Roasted Root Vegetables + Asian Beet Salad

I posted about my overwintered root vegetables on Monday but didn’t know what I was going to do with them. They looked good, but honestly, I wasn’t sure what I was going to find once I started to prepare them. Happy to … Continue reading

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5-Spice Marinated Tofu with Snow Peas & Lotus Root

Needed to use up the section of lotus root and snow peas in my fridge before they spoil. Also had firm and soft tofu in the fridge. Did not want to make soup (click on link and scroll down for recipe), did … Continue reading

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A Salad and A Butternut Squash

The problem I was having with uploading my photos to my 12/10/12 post was a WordPress glitch. Happy to say it is now resolved. Thanks to all for the help and suggestions. You are a wonderful bunch. ∞ ∞ ∞ Harvested quite … Continue reading

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An Interesting Veggie Medley

In my fridge were chicory (radicchio), broccoli (from my windowbox, will post an update Monday, 12/10), napa cabbage, carrots and sunchoke. Thinking, what if I make a stir-fry combining all those veggies? What would this medley taste like? Would cooking rid the chicory of … Continue reading

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