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Recipe: Crisp Fried Eggplant with Parsley Sauce

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Christy

If you’re been reading this blog for awhile, you’ll have noticed by now that Rose Elliot is one of my favorite cookbook authors. She excels at combining minimal ingredients for maximum flavor. With its promise of “30 minutes or less,” … Continue reading →

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Making Carob Powder

Posted on November 20, 2014 by Christy

Autumn brings with it an array of colorful fruits and vegetables from the garden…and seeds. This Thanksgiving, as we dig into our root cellars for orange carrots, purple potatoes, and red beets, as well as colorful persimmons, pomegranates, and grapes,  … Continue reading →

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Nailed It!: Zucchini Flan Fail

Posted on October 8, 2014 by Christy

This one is especially for anyone out there who thinks we’re perfect here at Gardenerd. Hang on to your hats, it’s gonna be great. Years ago, when traveling to Italy, we picked up this great cookbook from a vegetarian farm … Continue reading →

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Oh Kale Yeah! National Kale Day

Posted on October 1, 2014 by Christy

October 1st is National Kale Day. Who cares that the holiday is only observed in Canada? We deserve to celebrate here in the States as well. Needless to say, we’re very excited about this at Gardenerd. Every day we tout … Continue reading →

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Recipe: I-Love-Veggies! Bake

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Christy

It’s new recipe time! This one uses foods from the summer harvest (mostly) and makes enough for leftovers. Mixing flavors of sweet potatoes, butternut squash and green beans also makes this dish colorful, and the delicious, savory sauce made from…cauliflower … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Zucchini Quinoa Lasagna

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Christy

This week, we continue our efforts to provide interesting meal ideas with the abundance of zucchini coming in from the garden. Are you sick of it yet? Hopefully not, because this zucchini quinoa lasagna (technically lasagne, because we’re using more … Continue reading →

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Ratatouille, RatItalian-Style

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Christy

When I saw that Smitten Kitchen recreated the ratatouille recipe from Pixar’s animated film of the same name, I couldn’t resist making it. But there’s one caveat: I don’t care for peppers, which traditionally show up in this dish. So … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Homemade Tomato Sauce

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Christy

Italians believe that San Marzano tomatoes are the only tomatoes for making sauce. I’m Italian, and I’ve made sauce with just about any tomato I can get my hands on, but this year we grew San Marzano tomatoes for the … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Garden-Fresh Fruit Leather

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Christy

Preserving the harvest was never so fun as when making fruit leather. It’s simple and easy and is far better for you than the sugar-laden stuff you get from the store. Kids love it, and grown ups do it. Here’s … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Provolone & Leek Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Christy

We’re up to our ears in leeks right now. We’ve made the giant vat of potato leek soup. We’ve dehydrated 3 jars worth of leeks for use in eggs and soups later on. Now what? Well, when we found this … Continue reading →

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