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An Incredibly Local Weekend

Posted in food knowledge, fun, health, herbs, reviews, travel on September 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I had the most amazing weekend – technically, I was working, but it really was an incredible learning experience. As part of my work, I (and my event partner Debbie from Roots & Wisdom) planned something called “Celebrating Schenectady’s Bounty“, a month-long celebration of local food. Essentially, we’ve planned 5 weeks of agriculture-based events designed [...]

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Restaurant Re-Creation #4 – Insalata Caprese

Posted in food knowledge, herbs, recipes, restaurants on July 13, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Last night’s dinner creation was not inspired by any restaurant specifically, but my most recent experience eating it was at Schenectady Aperitivo Bistro on State Street. According to Wikipedia:
Insalata Caprese (salad in the style of Capri) is a simple salad from the Italian region of Campania, made of sliced fresh mozzarella, plum tomatoes and [...]

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CSA Delivery Inspires Impromptu Dinner!

Posted in herbs, recipes, tips on July 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Today marked the second delivery of my CSA share – well, it was actually the third delivery, but I missed last week’s due to my grandfather’s funeral.
Here’s what I got this week:

Salad greens
Green leaf lettuce
Swiss Chard
Thyme and Basil
Sugar Snap peas
yau choy (Chinese greens, similar to bok choy, but smaller)

I also purchased some squash, additional basil [...]

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The Magic Ingredient

Posted in Magic Ingredient, herbs, tips on May 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Rosemary. My favorite herb.  Broken Sprigs of it tossed into a pan full of fresh vegetables, roasted to perfection – sublime. Added to a salt-sugar brine, left overnight to delicately flavor a batch of pork chops – brilliant.
How do you use it? Do you have a favorite recipe containing rosemary?
Does smelling it [...]

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Pork and Pinot…Perfected

Posted in herbs, recipes, tips, wine on December 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

I recently discovered the best way to prepare pork chops – they will come out juicy, tender, and amazing every time.
Brine: Dissolve 2T salt and 2T sugar in 1 cup of lukewarm water. Let sit about 5 minutes, until the sugar and salt dissolve.
Meanwhile, put 4 pork chops (doesn’t matter what kind or how [...]

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A Recipe for Rosemary…I mean, Marlene

Posted in herbs, recipes on December 1, 2007 | 5 Comments »

Marlene, I think I may have found something you can enjoy.
Easy Rosemary Chicken
INGREDIENTS:
2 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
1/2 (10.75 ounce) can Campbell’s Healthy Request cream of mushroom soup*
1/2 cup low-fat sour cream
1 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary
DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Combine the soup, sour cream and rosemary. Mix well.
3. [...]

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Meatballs and Cooking Spray

Posted in herbs, recipes, tips on November 28, 2007 | 6 Comments »

<sigh>
Another day of exercise thwarted by my insane schedule. Tomorrow is another day. At least I stuck to my eating program today. And speaking of eating, here’s one of my all-time greatest hits:
Recipe of the Day:
Skillet Stroganoff
To keep the sour cream from curdling, remove the pan from the heat before stirring [...]

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