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Carrots with Green Coriander

The humble carrot – sweet, aromatic, and crunchy – is a kitchen workhorse. In the past couple of years my fondness for carrots has grown because of the amazing flavor in the freshly harvested beauties from my Fully Belly Farm CSA box. My simple recipe using carrots also uses another member of the carrot family…

Corn, Chard, and Summer Squash with Rice

I’ve made this one dish meal a couple times this summer. It was motivated by my CSA box, and the fact that I needed a tasty dinner in a hurry. My family liked the combination of sweet corn, savory chard, and spicy chipotle. Avocado and lime make a great topping for this particular combination of…

Creamy Spicy Chickpeas

This is a fast, tasty, inexpensive, vegan, gluten-free, nutritious, make-ahead main dish that’s straight from the pantry for the most part. It’s one of those dishes that I almost always have ingredients for. But I make it mostly because it tastes so good. I happen to have some lovely cilantro that’s gone to seed in…

Summer Squash with Goat Cheese

I got the most beautiful little yellow crookneck summer squash in my CSA box last week. I also got some basil, and happened to have goat cheese in my fridge and fabulous olive oil in my pantry. This salad was the result. I’ve made this fast, tasty, mellow salad for several years. Feel free to…

Chicken Cabbage Salad

Here’s a simple dinner salad that’s perfect for hot days. It’s simple, light, tasty, and good for the body. Chicken Cabbage Salad 2 chicken breasts, cut into bite size pieces 2 TB vegetable oil 1 small head green cabbage, shredded 1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced 2 carrots, shredded 1/4 cup seasoned rice vinegar I…

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