Month: November 2020
Pumpkin and Squash…..Fruit or Veg?
Pumpkins are popular during the fall time of the year and people love pumpkins at Halloween. Did you know pumpkins and butternut squash are cousins? Pumpkins are a type of squash. Some people are surprised to find out that squashes are fruits not vegetables! Squashes grow on vines. They also have seeds inside. So, they …
News from the Garden
Fall and early Spring are the best times to grow lettuces in the garden. Lettuces are cool weather crops and they are finicky! They do not like hot weather or cold weather. Like Goldilocks, they like it just right! Lettuces have shallow root systems and grow rapidly under the right conditions. We plant lettuces from …
Nut Tart
Make the crust for the tart: Put 3 cups of flour into the food processor. Grate 2 sticks of butter and add to the flour. Add 1 tablespoon of sugar. Add 1 teaspoon of almond extract. Pulse the processor 12 times. Add a few drops of water at a time while pulsing the dough until …
Beautiful Rainbow 🌈 Summer Vegetable Pasta Salad with Pesto
Bring a pot of heavily salted water 💧 to a rolling boil. Add pasta (penne, orzmmmmmmĺo, rotini or bowties are good choices). Stir then let boil for 7 minutes or until tender and slightly al dente.( 1 lb. of pasta) Drain and cool. Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil. Chop 2 medium red onions, 2 …
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Beautiful Rainbow 🌈 Red Curry Butternut Squash with Paneer and Forbidden Rice
Make the forbidden rice. Bring 2 cups of vegetable stock to a boil and add 1 ¾ cup forbidden rice. Reduce to simmer until tender but slightly al dente. Prepare the paneer. Cut 5 ounces of paneer into 1 inch squares. Sautee the paneer in 4 tablespoons of harass infused olive oil, 1 tablespoon of …
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Beautiful Rainbow 🌈 Peanut Butter 🥜 Granola Bars
Put 2 ½ cups of oats in a bowl. Add 1 cup chopped pecans, 1 cup chopped cashews, ½ cup pistachios, ½ cup chopped almonds, ½ cup chopped walnuts, ½ cup roasted peanuts 🥜. (You can substitute nuts for ones you prefer as long as total amount stays the same). Add 1/4 cup flaxseeds and …
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Beautiful Rainbow 🌈 Elephant 🐘 Ears
Thaw a sheet of puff pastry but make sure the dough is still cold 🥶. Dust your work space with ¾ cup of sugar. Place puff pastry on top of the sugar and roll it a few times with a rolling pin on both sides. Roll one end of the pastry rectangle into a “snake” …