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This week in The Crisper Whisperer, a riff on the classic French remoulade salad using kohlrabi. Like the vegetable itself, it’s just a touch assertive.

Raw Beet Salad

by Carolyn on August 26, 2009

A healthy and delicious raw beet salad with goat cheese and walnuts is a recipe for a more productive day and a longer life. For a Kennedy-quality legacy, you’re on your own.

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Oysters with Mignonette Granita

by Carolyn on August 18, 2009

Mignonette granita is an elegant and unusual condiment for raw oysters inspired by 3 Forty Grill in Hoboken, NJ.

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Ebb and Flow (and Peaches, Yo)

by Carolyn on August 4, 2009

An easy summertime recipe for grilled peaches with feta and mint.

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A pair of recipes for your passive-aggressive oven: Chard Gratin and Blueberry Crisp.

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All about babies

by Carolyn on June 23, 2009

Recipe for farro salad with baby beets, beet greens, caramelized onions and feta cheese.

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When crazy dresses up

by Carolyn on June 17, 2009

Recipe for phyllo purses stuffed with fava greens, radish greens and Gorgonzola dolce. Substitute any cooking greens you like for an elegant vegetarian hors d’oeuvre.

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At the core

by Carolyn on June 9, 2009

Recipe for an easy strawberry-rhubarb crisp with a versatile, crisp oat topping. The basic recipe for the filling and the topping can be used with any seasonal fruit, from berries to peaches to apples and pears.

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The Year of Magical Beans

by Carolyn on April 7, 2009

Recipe for a rustic fava bean purée adapted from Alice Waters’ The Art of Simple Food.

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“Why can vegetables?”

by Carolyn on September 15, 2008

Dispatch from our first experience with home canning. We canned crushed tomatoes and used them all year long.

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Quick, easy and healthy recipe for Disappearing Zucchini Orzo, adapted from the Camille Kingsolver recipe in Barbara Kingsolver’s Animal, Vegetable, Miracle.

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Zucchini Cheddar Bread from Joy of Cooking

by Carolyn on July 29, 2008

Recipe for a savory zucchini cheddar bread adapted from Joy of Cooking.

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Cheap thrills with punky fruit

by Carolyn on July 25, 2008

Adaptable recipe for an easy fruit compote to use when you have a lot of fruit that’s a little past its peak.

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The first annual Queer Snack Awards

by Carolyn on July 19, 2008

I eat sautéed chard for a snack when no one is looking. What about you?

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Linguine with beet Roquefort sauce

by Carolyn on July 11, 2008

The recipe for Linguine with Beet-Roquefort Sauce that made me finally learn to love beets.

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Zucchini love

by Carolyn on July 10, 2008

When life gives you a zucchini patch that spreads to the compost heap, make Zucchini and Saffron Vichyssoise—and play baseball.

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Light summer supper

by Carolyn on July 8, 2008

Recipe for a light summer supper of sautéed beet greens and fava beans with pan-fried Halloumi cheese.

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Chilled Tomato Soup

by Carolyn on July 6, 2008

A chilled soup of roasted tomatoes with garlic, onions and herbs makes quick work of tomatoes on the brink.

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Garlic scape hummus

by Carolyn on July 3, 2008

Recipe for Garlic Scape Hummus inspired by the world’s best hummus from Olives in Princeton, NJ.

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Cake and Kale – a Confession

by Carolyn on June 28, 2008

Recipe for a decadent side dish of Brown-Butter Creamed Winter Greens.

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Shabby Chic Kale, Potato and Sausage Soup

by Carolyn on June 27, 2008

A sweet riff on the Portuguese caldo verde, this hearty, healthy soup of kale, potatoes, white beans and chicken sausage comes together quickly and easily.

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Rhubarb! A guest post from Julie Hartigan

by Carolyn on June 22, 2008

An easy recipe for Strawberry Rhubarb Compote, plus other ideas for using rhubarb.

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Links to resources about green garlic, and a recipe for Basil and Green Garlic Pesto.

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Father’s Day Menu

by Carolyn on June 16, 2008

Recipe for grilled skirt steak with Asian-style marinade.

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The Minimalist on Meat

by Carolyn on June 12, 2008

Link to Mark Bittman’s article on eating less meat, and why that strategy makes extra sense for CSA members.

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Sorrel Soup

by Carolyn on June 11, 2008

This sorrel and potato soup is perfect as a first course or light lunch when the days start to warm up.

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Chard and garlic greens frittata

by Carolyn on June 10, 2008

Recipe for an easy frittata with chard and garlic greens.

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The Catalpa Ridge Farm season begins today!

by Carolyn on June 10, 2008

Inaugural post for the 2008 Catalpa Ridge Farm CSA season.

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