Monthly Archives: June 2010

Farmer’s Market Find: Garlic Scapes

Posted on June 27, 2010 by Charity

Last week, when we went to pick up our farm share booty, I discovered something I had never seen before: garlic scapes. Apparently, when garlic grows, it sprouts a curly, green shoot that must be cut off in order to … Continue reading →

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Curried Chicken Salad

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Charity

So, you made the Baked Chicken with Root Vegetables.  It was delish.  But, you have a bunch of leftover chicken.  What to do, what to do? Make Curried Chicken Salad. Chop up your cold, leftover chicken breast. Put it in … Continue reading →

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Roasted Chicken with Root Vegetables

Posted on June 20, 2010 by Charity

We bought a CSA share this year from a local organic farm.  CSA stands for “community-supported agriculture.”  You can learn more about CSA here, but basically, we invested money in the farm by purchasing a share and we get to … Continue reading →

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Sweet Corn Cake

Posted on June 13, 2010 by Charity

I never went to a Chi-Chi’s restaurant, when they were still in business, but I used to buy the Chi-Chi’s Sweet Corn Cake mix at the supermarket for our Cinco de Mayo dinner every year because my boys love it.  … Continue reading →

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Parisian Macarons, Re-Revisited

Posted on June 6, 2010 by Charity

For my third attempt at macarons, I went chocolate.  And I don’t mean the luscious chocolate ganache filling I used in my first macarons; I mean chocolate cookie. I used the Chocolate Macaron recipe from David Lebovitz, even though I … Continue reading →

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