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Savory Roasted Rutabaga, Carrots and Onions

2/4/2026

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Ingredients:
  • 2 medium rutabagas
  • 3 large carrots
  • 1 large onion, sliced
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar (optional)

​Instructions:
  1. Preheat the oven to 400°F.
  2. Peel and dice the rutabagas and carrots into equal size chunks
  3. In a large bowl, combine the diced rutabaga and carrots, and sliced onion.
  4. Drizzle the olive oil over the vegetables and sprinkle with thyme, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Toss until well coated.
  5. Spread the vegetable mixture evenly on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or foil.
  6. Roast in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes, stirring halfway through, until the vegetables are tender and caramelized.
  7. If using, drizzle balsamic vinegar over the roasted vegetables before serving for an extra layer of flavor.
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Hearty Cabbage Casserole

1/28/2026

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Ingredients
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 pound ground meat
  • ​1 onion - medium, chopped; 6 ounces
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ​¼ teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon fresh garlic - minced
  • ​​1 teaspoon paprika
  • ½ teaspoon dried thyme
  • ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 28 ounces diced tomatoes - well drained
  • 1 medium cabbage, chopped in 1 inch pieces


Preparation
  1. Preheat the oven to 400°F. Grease a 2-quart (7 X 11-inch) baking dish.
  2. In a large, deep skillet, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the ground meat, onion, salt, and pepper. Cook until the meat is browned, about 5 minutes, stirring and breaking up the meat with a wooden spoon.
  3. Add the garlic, paprika, thyme, and cayenne and cook for 30 seconds, stirring.
  4. Add the drained tomatoes and chopped cabbage. Continue to cook, stirring often, until the cabbage is tender, about 5 minutes.
  5. Turn the heat off and stir in one cup of the shredded cheese.
  6. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the mixture to the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle it with the remaining cheese.
  7. Bake, uncovered, until the casserole is bubbly and the cheese is browned, 20-30 minutes.
  8. Let the casserole rest for 10 minutes before serving.


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Creamy Spinach Mushroom Soup

1/21/2026

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Ingredients
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1/2 pound sliced mushrooms 
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped celery
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 2-1/2 cups vegetable stock
  • 6 ounces fresh baby spinach, chopped OR frozen, thawed equivalent
  • 1-1/2 cups half-and-half cream
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley
  • French baguette, optional
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Directions
  1. In a large saucepan, heat butter over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms, celery and onion; cook and stir until tender, 4-6 minutes.
  2. Stir in flour until blended; cook and stir until lightly browned, 2-3 minutes.
  3. Gradually whisk in stock. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 10 minutes.
  4. Add spinach; cook and stir until wilted, 2-4 minutes.
  5. Gradually stir in half-and-half, sour cream, salt and pepper; heat through (do not allow to boil). Sprinkle with parsley. If desired, serve with baguette.


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Roasted Mushrooms with Onion, Garlic and Rosemary

1/14/2026

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Ingredients

- 15 ounces mushrooms of your choice, sliced ¼ inch thick
- 5 to 8 cloves garlic, grated
- 1/2 red onion
- 2 sprigs rosemary, divided
- 1 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar


Preparation
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line a cookie sheet with foil, and place mushrooms on it. Set aside.
2. In blender, combine grated garlic, onion, 1 sprig rosemary (remove stem), red wine vinegar and olive oil. Blend until mixed, but not smooth. You should be able to see pieces of onion in the mixture.
3. Spread mixture over the sliced mushrooms and use your hands to evenly coat. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
4. Place the other rosemary sprig across mushrooms. Fold foil over mushrooms to create an envelope and poke a few holes in the top to allow steam to escape.
4. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes. Remove rosemary sprig before serving.
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This recipe is great on its own as an appetizer. Also a tasty accompaniment to rice or pasta or a meat protein of your choice.

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Caldo Verde - Portugese Potato Kale Soup

1/7/2026

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Ingredients
  • 4 tablespoons olive oil, divided
  • 1 medium onion, minced
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 6 medium potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced
  • 2 quarts cold water
  • 6 ounces spicy sausage, thinly sliced
  • 2 ½ teaspoons kosher salt
  • ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 pound kale, rinsed and julienned
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Preparation
  1. Heat 3 tablespoons oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and cook for 3 minutes.
  2. Add potatoes and cook, stirring constantly, for 3 minutes.
  3. Pour in water and bring to a boil; boil gently until potatoes are very tender, about 20 minutes.
  4. Meanwhile, cook sausage in a large skillet over medium-low heat until it has released most of its fat, about 10 minutes. Drain.
  5. Use an immersion blender to purée potato mixture.
  6. Stir in sausage and season with salt and pepper. Increase the heat to medium, cover, and simmer for 5 minutes.
  7. Stir in the kale and simmer until tender and bright green, about 5 minutes.
  8. Stir in remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil and serve immediately.
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Unstuffed Cabbage Rolls

12/31/2025

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Ingredients
  • 2 tablespoons canola oil
  • 1 pound lean ground meat
  • 1 large yellow onion, chopped
  • 3 large garlic cloves, minced
  • 1  small head green cabbage (about 1 1/4 pounds), chopped (8 cups)
  • 1 (15-ounce) can tomato sauce
  • 1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes
  • 1 1/4 cups water
  • 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons packed light brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 cups cooked white rice  OR  1 (8.5 ounce) package microwavable white rice
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill and/or parsley, plus more for garnish
Preparation
  1. Heat the oil in a large, deep-sided skillet or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the meat, onion, and garlic. Cook, stirring occasionally and breaking up the meat, until browned and crumbly, about 5 minutes.
  2. Add the cabbage and cook, stirring occasionally, until wilted, about 5 minutes.
  3. Stir in the tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, water, vinegar, sugar, salt, and pepper until combined. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat.  Reduce the heat to medium and simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, until the cabbage is tender, about 15 minutes.
  4. IF USING MICROWAVABLE RICE, stir the uncooked rice into the mixture in the skillet until well combined. Cook, uncovered and stirring occasionally, until the rice is tender, about 2 minutes. 
  5. IF USING PRE_COOKED RICE, stir the rice into the mixture in the skillet until well combined.  Cook, uncovered, until the rice is warm.
  6. Stir in the herbs until combined. Garnish with additional herbs and serve. 

Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days. You can also freeze for up to 3 months.
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Christmas Salad

12/17/2025

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  1. ​Ingredients
  • ⅓ cup olive oil
  • ¼ cup fresh cranberries
  • 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • ½ teaspoon minced garlic
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 pound mixed salad greens, including red veined sorrel
  • ½ red onion, thinly sliced
  • 4 ounces crumbled blue cheese

Directions
  1. Combine oil, cranberries, vinegar, water, Dijon mustard, garlic, salt and black pepper in a blender.  Blend until vinaigrette is smooth.
  2. Toss mixed greens, onion and blue cheese with vinaigrette in a large bowl until evenly coated.
  3. Serve.
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Easy Oven Baked Maple Squash

12/10/2025

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Ingredients
  • 1 squash (any kind except spaghetti squash)
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp melted butter
  • 1-2 tbsp maple syrup
  • salt
  • pepper
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​Preparation
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Use a big knife to cut your squash in half and use a spoon to scoop out the seeds and pulp.
  3. Grease the bottom of a baking dish that's big enough to fit your squash with olive oil. Chop squash into crescents and arrange in oiled baking dish.
  4. Melt butter and use a pastry brush to brush it all over the squash. 
  5. Drizzle maple syrup over the squash. You can also re-drizzle them mid-way through baking.  Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
  6. Cover with foil and bake for about 50 minutes, or until you can pierce squash with a fork.  Take the foil off and broil for a few minutes.
  7. After cooking, sprinkle with fresh salt, which really brings out the taste. Garnish with parsley if you want.
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Creamy Turnip Soup

12/3/2025

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INGREDIENTS
5 medium turnips (about 2 lbs)
1.5 Tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1 Tablespoon butter
1 large onion, sliced
1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary
1/2 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground white pepper (or to taste)
4 cups vegetable or chicken broth

Optional topping:
Shredded carrot
Minced parsley
Thinly sliced scallion greens


PREPARATION
1. Peel and thinly slice turnips. 
2. Heat 1 Tablespoon olive oil and butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and cook, stirring, until beginning to brown, about 5 minutes.
3. Add the turnips, rosemary, salt and white pepper. Stir to combine. Cover and cook, stirring once or twice, for 10 minutes. 
4. Add broth, increase heat to high and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to maintain a simmer, cover and cook until turnips are tender, 10-12 minutes more.
5. Meanwhile, if using topping, in a medium bowl toss the carrrot, scallion greens and vinegar with 1 Tablespoon olive oil.
6. Once turnips are tender, puree the soup until smooth in the pan with an immersion blender. 
7. Ladle soup into bowls. If using, add a topping and serve.
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Left Over Cranberry Sauce Muffins

11/25/2025

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Ingredients
  • ½ cup milk
  • ⅓ cup olive oil
  • 1 ¼ cups leftover cranberry sauce
  • ⅓ cup brown sugar, more or less to taste depending on tartness of cranberry sauce
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup oatmeal
  • ¼ cup chopped pecans, or to taste

Directions
  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.  Grease a 12-cup muffin tin or line cups with paper liners.
  2. Combine milk, olive oil, leftover cranberry sauce, brown sugar, and egg in a bowl and mix together using an electric mixer. Mix in baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Gradually add flour and oatmeal and mix everything into a smooth batter.
  3. Spoon batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling each 3/4 full. Sprinkle with chopped pecans.
  4. Bake in the preheated oven until tops spring back when lightly pressed, about 21 minutes. Cool in the tin for 10 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.​
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Slow Cooker Caramelized Onions

11/19/2025

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Ingredients
  • 4 large sweet onions, thinly sliced
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper  

Directions
  1. Add all ingredients to 5-qt. slow cooker.
  2. Cover, cook on high, stirring occasionally, until onions are browned and tender, about 5 hours.
  3. Uncover and cook 1 additional hour, or until most of the liquid has evaporated.
  4. Serve as desired.

      This recipe can be refrigerated in an airtight container.
      Freeze cooled onions in freezer containers up to 3 months. To use, thaw in refrigerator.


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Creamy Rutabaga Carrot Soup

11/12/2025

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Recipe Ingredients
  • 1 large rutabaga, peeled and chopped - about 4 cups
  • ½ onion - chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves - minced
  • 3 carrots - peeled and chopped
  • 32 oz vegetable broth - or chicken broth
  • ½ cup heavy cream - or coconut milk
  • ​Salt and pepper - to taste

Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 400°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Peel and chop 1 large rutabaga into small chunks, roughly 4 cups. Add to a large bowl and drizzle with cooking oil. Season with salt and pepper and toss until it's evenly coated.
  3. Add the rutabaga to a baking sheet in a single layer. Roast for about 40 minutes. The rutabaga is done when golden on the edges and soft when poked with a fork.
  4. In a large pot over medium-high heat, saute 3 minced garlic cloves and ½ chopped onion with cooking oil until the onions turn translucent, 1-2 minutes.
  5. Add 3 peeled and chopped carrots, and saute for an additional 2-3 minutes.
  6. Add the rest of the ingredients: roasted rutabaga, 32 oz vegetable broth, ½ cup heavy cream. Add Salt and pepper to taste.
  7. Let soup simmer for about 20 minutes. Check that the carrots have softened by poking them with a fork.
  8. Blend the soup with an immersion blender until smooth and creamy.
  9. ​Add to serving bowls, season with more salt and pepper, and serve.
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Roasted Cherry Tomato Soup

11/4/2025

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Ingredients
  • 2 pints cherry tomatoes (about 4 ⅓ cups)
  • 1 small red onion quartered
  • 10 cloves garlic peeled
  • ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 ½ teaspoon salt (more to taste) 
  • Freshly cracked pepper to taste (generous)
  • 1 cup low-sodium chicken broth or vegetable broth
  • ⅓ cup heavy cream
  • ⅓ cup chopped fresh basil leaves
  • Grated parmesan cheese for garnish (optional)     

Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 425ºF and wash and dry your cherry tomatoes thoroughly.
  2. Place the tomatoes in a 9” x 13 baking dish or a Dutch oven.
  3. Drizzle in the olive oil, and season with the salt and pepper (to taste). Toss well to coat.
  4. Place the quartered onion and peeled garlic cloves evenly throughout the dish, wedging them under the tomatoes.
  5. Roast in the preheated oven for 35 minutes, or until the skins begin to blister.
  6. Remove from the oven and transfer the vegetables (and liquid) to a deep saucepan.  Blend until smooth with an immersion blender.
  7. Add the broth and heavy cream to the blended tomato mixture, and stir well. Heat over medium heat until warmed through, about 3-4 minutes.
  8. Stir in the fresh basil, then taste and adjust the salt and pepper as needed.
  9. Serve and enjoy! Try it garnished with a generous grating of parmesan cheese.
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Creamy Sorrel Pasta

10/29/2025

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Ingredients8 oz. Pasta
2 cups packed sorrel leaves
1 cup heavy cream
2 Tbsp butter
2 garlic cloves, minces
½ tsp salt
Black pepper to taste



Instructions
  1. Cook pasta until al dente. Reserve ½ cup of pasta water before draining.
  2. While the pasta cooks, melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add minced garlic and sauté until fragrant, about 1 minute.
  3. Add the sorrel leaves to the skillet and cook until wilted, about 2 minutes. Sorrel reduces significantly, so don’t be shy with the amount.
  4. Pour in the heavy cream, stirring to combine with the sorrel and garlic. Let the mixture simmer for 3-4 minutes until slightly thickened.
  5. Drain the pasta and add it to the skillet, tossing to coat in the creamy sorrel sauce. If the sauce is too thick, add reserved pasta water a tablespoon at a time until desired consistency is reached.
  6. Season with salt and black pepper, then remove from heat.​
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Tomatillo Salsa

10/22/2025

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Ingredients
1.5 lbs. fresh tomatillos, husks removed and cut into 2-inch pieces
½ white onion, peeled and cut into 4 wedges
-2 serrano chilis, split in half lengthwise
1 Tbsp. olive oil
2 garlic cloves
1.25 tsp kosher salt
1 Tbsp lime juice
1 cup fresh cilantro, leaves and small stems, chopped 

​Directions
  1. Preheat the oven to 425˚. Place the tomatillos, onion and serrano peppers on a sheet tray lined with foil. Drizzle all over with olive oil and toss to combine. Roast for 15 minutes until lightly browned and the tomatillos have softened.
  2. Let cool for 15 minutes then transfer to the bowl of a food processor.
  3. Add the garlic, kosher salt, lime juice and cilantro to the food processor. Pulse for about 15 to 20 seconds until combined.
  4. Serve with tortilla chips or a dipping item of your choice​.
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Ribollita: Tuscan Peasant Soup

10/8/2025

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Ingredients
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 small onion diced
  • 2 Granny Smith apples peeled, cored and diced
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • 6 cups vegetable stock
  • ⅔ cups  no sugar applesauce
  • ½ teaspoon ground white pepper
  • ½ teaspoon ground sage
  • ½ teaspoon dried thyme
  • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 2 pumpkins 3 lbs. each, to make 2 cups pumpkin puree
  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • ½ cup heavy cream

Instructions
Make the pumpkin puree
  • Pre-heat the oven to 450 degrees
  • Cut the pumpkin in half and scoop out the seeds. Slice each half into quarters and place them on the baking sheet. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt.
  • Roast for 20 minutes. Flip the pumpkin pieces and roast for another 20 minutes, or until everything is tender.
  • Scoop the pumpkin flesh from the skin and blend to make a puree.

Make the soup
  • ​Heat a Dutch oven or large soup pot over medium heat. Add the olive oil and heat until it shimmers. Add the diced onion, apples and salt. Saute until onions are translucent, about 7 minutes.
  • Add the vegetable stock, applesauce, white pepper, sage, thyme and nutmeg. Bring to a boil and cook until apples are very tender, about 5 more minutes.
  • Add the pumpkin and brown sugar and cook for 10 – 15 minutes over medium heat.
  • Use an immersion blender to blend soup until it's smooth. (You can also use a blender to blend the soup in batches.)
  • Add the cream to the soup and heat through over very low heat. (You can add more cream or water, if desired, to thin out more.)
  • Remove from heat and serve. Garnish with sliced pumpkin seeds or dried apple slices.
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Sauteed Eggplant and Tomatoes

10/1/2025

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Ingredients

  • ½ cup olive oil 
  • 1 pound tomatoes (plum, Roma, cherry) chopped into no larger than 1 inch chunks
  • 3 cloves garlic chopped
  • 1 eggplant, peel left on (about 1 ½ pounds) cut into 1-inch chunks
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • A few fresh basil leaves
  • Kosher salt to taste
  • Pepper to taste
Instructions

  1. In a large skillet, over medium high heat, heat the olive oil and add the eggplant. Sprinkle with some salt and pepper, and toss to coat.
  2. Sauté until the eggplant gets a little color and softens just a bit - at least 5 minutes. Give them a stir here and there, then cover and let them stew for about 5 minutes.
  3. Uncover and stir. Leave the oil released from the eggplant in the pan. Add the garlic and stir until fragrant.
  4. Add the tomatoes, oregano, and some salt and pepper to your taste.  Stir and let cook uncovered for about 5 minutes or so to allow the tomatoes to break down a bit. The tomatoes should have “melted” and created a sauce.
  5. Tear or slice the basil and stir it in. Remove from heat.
  6. If you like, top with grated Parmesan or Romano cheese.  But this is delicious as is.
  7. Can be served as a side, a light meal, as a topping for bread, or mixed with some pasta.
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Creamy Tomato Cottage Cheese Soup

9/24/2025

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Ingredients
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 4 cups tomatoes, chopped (or 2 cans diced tomatoes)
  • 2 cups vegetable broth
  • 1 cup cottage cheese - the higher the milk fat, the creamier
  • 1 teaspoon sugar (optional)
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • ​Fresh basil leaves for garnish
Preparation
  1. Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic, and sauté until softened.
  2. Add the tomatoes and vegetable broth. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
  3. Use an immersion blender to puree the soup until smooth.
  4. Stir in the cottage cheese and continue to blend until fully incorporated and smooth.
  5. Season with sugar (if using), salt, and pepper to taste.
  6. Garnish with fresh basil leaves before serving.


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Sautéed Cabbage

9/17/2025

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Ingredients  
  • 1 small head green cabbage about 2 1/2 pounds
  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
  • 1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt
  • ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • ½ tablespoon apple cider vinegar plus additional to taste
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme optional

Instructions 
  • Cut the cabbage in half from its top down through its core. Place the cut-side down on your cutting board, then slice it as thinly as possible around the core so that you have fine ribbons. Discard the core.
  • Heat a large saute pan or similar heavy-bottomed pot over medium-high heat. Add olive oil and butter. Once the butter is melted, add the cabbage, salt, and pepper. Saute for 10 to 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the cabbage is tender and begins to brown. Don't feel like you need to constantly stir it. Leaving cabbage undisturbed for a minute or two as you go is what will allow it to develop brown caramelized bits (aka FLAVOR).
  • Remove from the heat and stir in the apple cider vinegar. Taste and add a bit of additional salt and pepper if you like, or a splash more vinegar if you'd like to add more zippy and acidic flavors. Sprinkle with thyme. Serve warm.
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Apple Corn Black Bean Lime Salad

9/10/2025

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Ingredients
2 tart apples

1 can black beans
1 cup cooked corn kernels
1-2 limesSalt, pepper, cilantro or parsley to taste (optional)

Preparation

  1. Dice the apples, leaving the skin on, into small cubes
  2. Rinse and drain 1 can of black beans
  3. Cook the corn and let it cool
  4. Combine the apples, black beans and corn in a bowl
  5. Squeeze the juice of 1-2 limes over the mixture
  6. Season to taste with salt, pepper and cilantro or parsley
  7. Serve immediately or let flavors blend in the refrigerator for 2-3 hours
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Eggplant, Tomato and Mozzarella Stacks

9/3/2025

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​INGREDIENTS
2 eggplants (nicely round, not slender)
4 teaspoons olive oil (or more)
2 large ripe tomatoes
12 slices mozzarella cheese
finely chopped herbs (like basil, oregano, thyme)
salt
black pepper


DIRECTIONS
1. Heat oven to 350 deg F
2. From each eggplant/aubergine, slice 6 rounds, about 1/3" thick. You should have 12 rounds.
3. Put a sheet of nonstick baking paper on a cookie tin. Arrange the slices in a single layer, and drizzle each with a little olive oil.
4. Bake for about 15 minutes, or until the slices are soft -- do not burn. Cool and keep.
5. Slice each tomato into 4 even slices so you have 8 tomato slices.
6. Chop your herbs of choice finely, or use dried herbs.
7. In an oven proof dish, create your 4 stacks starting with an eggplant slice, then a tomato slice, than a mozarella slice. Repeat layer. Top with an eggplant slice and a mozarella slice.
8. Season each layer lightly as you go, with just tiny pinches of salt, and a sprinkle of herbs and black pepper.
9. You will have 4 stacks.
10. Heat gently in the oven until the tomato slices are warm and the mozzarella melts.
11. Serve as an appetizer or a side dish.


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Italian Lacinato Kale

8/27/2025

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Ingredients
  • 1 head lacinato kale
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 1 lemon
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • ½ cup water
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 2 tablespoon olive oil
  • ½ teaspoon Salt
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
1.  Prepare the kale by washing and then cutting the kale in half. In a Dutch oven on medium heat, add olive oil and wait until shimmering. Stir in the garlic until fragrant, about 1 and a half minutes.
2.  Add the cherry tomatoes and juice from the whole lemon. Stir occasionally until the cherry tomatoes begin to break down slightly about 3 to 5 minutes. Add salt and pepper.
3. Once the cherry tomatoes have begun to break down, add in the kale and ¼ cup of water. Save a ¼ cup for later. Cover the pot and let the kale braise for 15 minutes, stirring once at the halfway point. If when you open the pot at the halfway point, there is no liquid, add the rest of the water.
3. Open the Dutch oven and add the pat of butter. Stir until it is completely melted throughout the sauce.
​4.  Remove the kale from the Dutch oven and serve.
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Sugar Snap Pea, Radish, Feta Salad

8/20/2025

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Ingredients
1.5 pounds sugar snap peas 
2 bunches radishes 

8 oz crumbled feta cheese 
3 tbsp fresh mint (roughly chopped)
1 tbsp fresh dill
1/4 cup olive oil
1 garlic clove (pressed or grated)
1 tsp red wine vinegar
1/4 tsp kosher salt
1/2 tsp fresh ground black pepper


Instructions
  1. Using a pairing knife to begin slicing tip off end of snap pea, there are strings on the top and the bottom of the peas, once you've almost sliced through the end you should find the string. Pull the string out. Repeat with other end of snap pea and string on opposite side.  Once you have prepped the sugar snap peas, slice them diagonally. Place in a large bowl.
  2. Thinkly slice the radishes into uniform pieces, using a knife or a mandolin. Place in large bowl with the sugar snap peas.
  3. Add feta, mint, and dill to the bowl with the peas and radishes.
  4. In a small bowl, add grated garlic, olive oil, lemon juice, red wine vinegar, salt and pepper. Whisk to combine. Pour over the peas, radishes, and feta.  Gently toss. Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary.
  5. Place in refrigerator until ready to serve, at least half an hour.  Best enjoyed chilled. 
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Fresh Corn and Tomato Salad

8/13/2025

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Ingredients
3 tablespoons white wine vinegar
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
6 ears fresh corn, shucked
2 cups grape tomatoes, halved
8 ounces mozzarella pearls or shredded mozzarella
1 bunch scallions, thinly sliced
1 1/2 cups fresh basil leaves
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Preparation
1. Whisk together the vinegar, 2 teaspoons salt and some pepper in a small bowl. Gradually whisk in
     the oil, starting with a few drops and then adding the rest in a steady stream, to make a smooth  
    
dressing. 
2. Shear off the corn kernels with a sharp knife over a bowl (you should have about 4 cups). Toss in
    the 
tomatoes, mozzarella and scallions. Pour the vinaigrette over the salad and toss to coat. Cover and
    
let stand for at least 15 minutes and up to 2 hours. 
3. Before serving, tear the basil over the salad and stir.



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Chilled Cucumber Spinach Soup

8/6/2025

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Ingredients
2 large cucumbers
1 cup plain Greek yogurt - fat content of your choice
Handful fresh mint leaves
1 lb. baby spinach
1/4 cup cold water
1 teaspoon garlic powder
Pinch salt
Squeeze lemon - optional

Instructions 
1. Remove the seeds from the cucumbers and roughly chop.
2.Place in a blender with the Greek yogurt, fresh mint leaves, baby spinach, cold water, garlic powder and a 
   pinch of salt.
3. Blend until smooth.  Add more water if you want a thinner soup.
4. Place in a bowl in the fridge for a couple of hours.
5. Serve straight out of the fridge, stirring in a little lemon juice (optional).
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