Category: Vegetables
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Cucumber Salad with Sour Cream or Yogurt
I am growing the most fantastic cucumbers this year. I bought the starts from the local nursery so I’m not sure what variety these are but I remember that they are a Japanese variety. They are at least a foot long and not too full of seeds. Really fantastic. I did seed the one I…
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Grilled Corn on the Cob with Parmesan
My old gas grill gave up the ghost and I bought a new one the other day, another Weber. It’s not got all the fancy gizmos and gadgets but it’s solidly built and since my old low-end Weber gas grill lasted 11 years outside with no cover and year-round use, I was inclined to go…
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Leeks and Bacon with Simple Salmon
This was from Rachael Ray Express Lane Meals: What to Keep on Hand, What to Buy Fresh for the Easiest-Ever 30-Minute Meals, a book I’m finding some good ideas in, although I nearly always change something. Still, the inspiration is worthwhile! Last night I made a leek and bacon side dish to go with some…
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Onions Stuffed with Breadcrumbs & Spinach
I went to a nice dinner party on Saturday at some friends’ house and offered to bring a side dish. I settled on Stuffed Onions from How to Cook Everything Vegetarian: Simple Meatless Recipes for Great Food and they were really good! Huge, but good. Half was plenty for me with all the other good…
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A New Chard Recipe
Again, hardly any costs associated. I grow chard and spent maybe $2 on the packet of seed. I keep cutting and it keeps growing. I cannot imagine how many dishes I’ve gotten from the HALF packet of seeds I planted, and I’ve shared with neighbors as well. Where I live, I can grow chard nearly…