Thanksgiving: A Compassionate Bounty

What are we thankful for this year?  For many things.  We are thankful for the presence of one another.  We are thankful for the fortune that those we love are healthy.  We are thankful that we have been graced with the ability to make better choices than at any other point in the past,  and that these choices have [...]

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Saged Butternut Squash and Asian Pear Soup with Chai-Spiced Beets

  This is such a nice autumnal soup and the spiced beets add a wonderfully unexpected twist! Saged Butternut Squash and Asian Pear Soup Serves 4-6 Ingredients: 1 butternut squash [1.75 lbs], roasted 1 onion 1 asian pear, pan roasted 1 green apple, pan roasted 4 clove garlic 1 T olive oil 8 Fried sage [...]

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Pulled Yuba Sandwich with a Sesame Slaw

  Cherries, especially the tart variety,  are receiving a great deal of attention these days in the athletic world due to their ability to mitigate pain after exercise.  This little fruit is packed full of anti-inflammatory anthocyanins as well as the carotenoids lutein and zeaxanthin which are important to the health of your vision. They [...]

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Golden Beet, Fennel and Grilled Pear Salad with Dandelions

We went nettle picking recently on a local organic farm and walked through a gorgeous pasture full of blooming dandelions.  We gathered up quite a few of the beautiful flowers and decided to work them into a meal.  The petals are fairly sweet, while the green of the flower is slightly bitter.  I figured integrating them into [...]

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Borscht Noodle Soup

We picked up some gigantic organic beets the other week while  at the Co-op.   I wanted to put a new spin on a traditional dish and decided that the main beet element of this “borscht” would be a beet root pasta.  It turned out to be a really nice meal though there may be a Russian grandmother out [...]

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