Category Archives: Vegetarian

Simple Summer Squash & Zucchini Soup

Simple Summer Squash & Zucchini Soup can be served chilled in the summer or warmed in the winter paired with a salad or sandwich for a fast and healthy meal. Continue reading

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Piment D’Espelette Chili Roasted Potato & Corn Soup

The late summer brings beautiful baby potatoes, sweet corn from the fields of local farms and wonderful fresh fish to make this Spicy Basque inspired soup with local Paprika peppers. Continue reading

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Early Fall Vegetable & Quinoa Salad

Here’s a flexible quinoa salad that uses a blend of fall and summer vegetables as farmers’ markets transition with weather changes. Continue reading

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Fall Celery Root & Sweet Potato Soup

Make a simple fall soup out of celery root, sweet potatoes, white turnips, sweet onions and homemade broth. Freeze it and add a bit of coconut milk and peppers to change it the second time around. Continue reading

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Black Beans in the Pressure Cooker

Here’s another way to cut your dinner prep in half with the pressure cooker! Black Beans are an excellent addition to many salads, soups and stews. Continue reading

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Pressure Cooker Green Beans

Make fresh green beans in half the time using a pressure cooker along with smoked salts & pepper for a fabulous vegetarian side dish. Continue reading

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Quinoa Salad with Local Vegetables, Black Beans & Wild Rice

Interchangeable ingredients make this salad healthy, versatile and flexible to meet the needs of several meals. Add broth, stuff another vegetable with the base, or add chicken to create several meals from one base. Continue reading

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Spicy Quinoa Salad with Grilled Eggplant & Tuscan Basil

Grilled Rosa Eggplant provides a smokey undertone to the bright Tuscan Basil and fresh zucchini and red peppers. Dried Asian Peppers provide some heat and contrast the crispy red onion. Continue reading

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Pecans with Raspberry Vinegar, Honey & Rosemary

Simple pecans gentled cooked in raspberry vinegar and local honey with garden fresh rosemary, smoked pepper and flake salt make an excellent appetizer or side dish with some slices of cheese and crackers any time during the year. Continue reading

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Quinoa Salad with Celery Leaf, Fresh Corn & Ripe Berries

Late spring celery leaves combined with the first of summer’s sweet corn and ripe berries made a quick meal with the addition of toasted quinoa, wild rice and local toasted pecans. Continue reading

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