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Zucchini Overload? Spicy Zucchini Soup to the Rescue

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Christy

You know the drill: you go away for a weekend and come back to baseball-bat sized zucchini. After you’ve given away as many as you can and your neighbors have stopped talking to you, there’s only one thing you can … Continue reading →

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Using the Abundance: Blackberry Sorbet

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Christy

Two years ago we dug up a blackberry runner that had wandered over from a neighboring plot at the community garden. We planted it in a pot and year later it took over the place, diving down through the drainage … Continue reading →

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Asian Raw Cabbage and Tofu Salad

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Christy

Here’s another chance to cook (or not cook) with fresh ingredients from the garden with this great Raw Cabbage and Tofu Salad recipe. It’s easy to make and uses your cabbage and carrot harvest from the cool-weather season. It happens; … Continue reading →

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Preserving Cilantro (and other herbs)

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Christy

Nature plays a mean trick on gardeners here in Southern California. By the time the tomatoes are ripe and the chiles are ready to pick, the salsa garden is missing an important ingredient: cilantro. Our delicate friend has long since … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Pasta al Cavolo Broccolo e Romanesco (Gluten-Free)

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Christy

It’s a mouthful of a title, but basically Pasta al Cavolo Broccolo e Romanesco is pasta with Romanesco broccoli and a delightful Italian sprouting broccoli otherwise known as Spigarello or Cavolo Broccolo a Getti di Napoli. I made up this … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Root Veggie Chowder with Collard Ribbons

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Christy

Spring may have arrived, but we’re still seeing winter root veggies and greens at the Farmers’ Market and in the garden. We tried this new recipe from Vegetarian Times’ Eat to Beat Inflammation ebook to use up some of our … Continue reading →

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A Taste Of Italy in Mar Vista

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Christy

The latest post from Mar Vista’s Bounty Hunter is live and ready for your perusal. Learn all about Rita’s Roman Recipes (website coming soon), and where to get them:

A Taste of Italy in Mar Vista
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Got Peppers?

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Christy

Peppers are ready to harvest. Now if only there were a few good recipes…

Peppers Spice Up Summer Menus

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Grape Ideas for Summer

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Christy

The latest post from Mar Vista’s Bounty Hunter is up and running on Patch.com. It’s grape season, and here’s how to enjoy them:

Savor the Sweetness of Grapes
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Cucumbers Become Mom Jo’s Dill Pickles

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Christy

Last week’s Tip of the Week podcast introduced you to my mother’s delicious dill pickle
recipe. This week we tried our hands at making them with home grown Lemon Cucumbers. Tension mounted at the thought of doing it for the first time without Mom there to guide, but a few phone
calls along the way made it easy.

We started with freshly picked Lemon Cucumbers (and an Early Russian straggler). We soaked them over night in cold water.
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