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Stir Fried Chicken and Loofah

Chao Sigua (Stir-Fried Loofah)

By on January 4, 2011 in Recipes and Cooking

When a friend mentioned the Loofah gourd, I thought of a scrubby for the shower. When he mentioned eating the Loofah, I had to stop and really think for a minute. This is probably the same situation for most of us, as this Asian vegetable is not very well known here for cuisine. We tend [...]

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Marinated Heirloom Carrots

By on April 20, 2010 in Growing Your Own Food, Recipes and Cooking

Today’s recipe is a wonderfully different yet tasty way to prepare Heirloom Carrots, but will work equally well with other, similar vegetables, such as celery, bell peppers, beets, radishes or other root crops. The preparation is quick, and done the day before makes a special lunch or dinner even more so. Other herbs will work [...]

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Heirloom Zucchini: A Culinary Delight, When Prepared Right

By on February 16, 2010 in Growing Your Own Food, Recipes and Cooking

Today we are bringing you an article from a guest author that has a wonderful website full of delicious recipes that are all easy and tasty to make. Elizabeth Trementozzi Krause has kindly contributed this article on a very common yet misunderstood vegetable that has many uses in the kitchen. Please read, enjoy and let [...]

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A Tale of Two Onion Soups

By on January 3, 2010 in Growing Your Own Food, Recipes and Cooking

It has been cold here, much colder than in the past several years, so I’ve been making some great cold weather dinners. Onion soup is one of the classic cold weather dishes- rich and hearty in flavor and aroma. We bought a cazuela at The Spanish Table in Sante Fe this past September, and I [...]

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3 Great Heirloom Pumpkin Recipes

By on December 1, 2009 in Recipes and Cooking

Here’s 3 great heirloom pumpkin recipes that we have used and enjoyed. Too often people think of pumpkin in a strictly Halloween or pumpkin pie way, when there are so many other unique and wonderfully tasty ways to enjoy it. Pumpkin is not only a fall or winter vegetable, but can be frozen or stored [...]

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