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Pickled green cherry tomatoes and pearl onions

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I tasted my green cherry tomato-pearl onion pickles recently and I think they turned out very well.  So I am passing on the recipe. Note that this same method could be used for many veggies, such as green beans, cabbage and cauliflower.

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I tasted my green cherry tomato-pearl onion pickles recently and I think they turned out very well.  So I am passing on the recipe. Note that this same method could be used for many veggies, such as green beans, cabbage and cauliflower.

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Desserts and Sweets

Roasted figs for dessert

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Figs, figs and more figs!  Our little fig tree has really over achieved this year! Big, fat, juicy green figs with the most succulent deep red interior.  A true taste of summer.  But we have sooo many! We have given figs to all the neighbors, I have made jam twice, we eat figs with the

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Figs, figs and more figs!  Our little fig tree has really over achieved this year! Big, fat, juicy green figs with the most succulent deep red interior.  A true taste of summer.  But we have sooo many! We have given figs to all the neighbors, I have made jam twice, we eat figs with the

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Making use of storm loss

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On a recent warm evening, a storm passed through Orthez, with wind and beating rain.  We were snug inside but the cherry tomatoes took a hit;  the next morning I discovered a lot of green tomatoes on the ground around the plants.  My mom used to make pickled green tomatoes using the same recipe she

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On a recent warm evening, a storm passed through Orthez, with wind and beating rain.  We were snug inside but the cherry tomatoes took a hit;  the next morning I discovered a lot of green tomatoes on the ground around the plants.  My mom used to make pickled green tomatoes using the same recipe she

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Recipes | Savory Dishes

Country bread tartines with fresh goat’s milk cheese, marinated anchovies and grilled vegetable relish

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This take on the Italian favorite bruschetta came about as a way to use leftover grilled vegetables.  I had grilled fish filets with summer veggies and had veggies left over.  Of course, you can start from scratch but it seems like a lot of work for what was, for us, a light summer supper.

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This take on the Italian favorite bruschetta came about as a way to use leftover grilled vegetables.  I had grilled fish filets with summer veggies and had veggies left over.  Of course, you can start from scratch but it seems like a lot of work for what was, for us, a light summer supper.

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Recipe Problems!

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It has recently been brought to my attention that some of the older recipe post on my blog no longer actually contain a recipe!  Opps! After a bit of research, it appears that the problems stems from a system update to WordPress (the site that hosts my blog) last fall. Anyway, the problem has been

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It has recently been brought to my attention that some of the older recipe post on my blog no longer actually contain a recipe!  Opps! After a bit of research, it appears that the problems stems from a system update to WordPress (the site that hosts my blog) last fall. Anyway, the problem has been

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Sauces

Nettle Pistou

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Nettles pop up in our yard pretty much any place we leave to grow wild.  Which is fine by me, as nettles are not only very useful in organic gardening, they are also one of pleasures of the spring table.  We save the tender new leaves for recipes, and chop the tough, older stems and

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Nettles pop up in our yard pretty much any place we leave to grow wild.  Which is fine by me, as nettles are not only very useful in organic gardening, they are also one of pleasures of the spring table.  We save the tender new leaves for recipes, and chop the tough, older stems and

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Recipes | Savory Dishes

Beef shoulder braised in red wine with green chard and pearl onions

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The weather took a cold turn recently here in Orthez; after several weeks of hearing the weatherman say we were having June weather in April, now it has turned March cold. This chilly spell put me in mind to make something simmered and comforting. So in passing by the butcher’s shop in the market Saturday,

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The weather took a cold turn recently here in Orthez; after several weeks of hearing the weatherman say we were having June weather in April, now it has turned March cold. This chilly spell put me in mind to make something simmered and comforting. So in passing by the butcher’s shop in the market Saturday,

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Recipes | Vegetables

Pearl onions “glacé a brun”

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Pearl onions glazed in their own cooking juices are a common accompaniment to many classic French dishes – Bœuf Bourguignon, Ouefs en Meurette and  Poulet rôti Grand-mere, to name some of the most well known.  They are easy to make and delicious included with many winter stews, so I thought it might be a good

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Pearl onions glazed in their own cooking juices are a common accompaniment to many classic French dishes – Bœuf Bourguignon, Ouefs en Meurette and  Poulet rôti Grand-mere, to name some of the most well known.  They are easy to make and delicious included with many winter stews, so I thought it might be a good

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Quince compote with bay leaves and vanilla

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The arrival of quince on the market stands always signals the beginning of winter for me;  quince are the last tree fruits to arrive at the end of the season and, since they keep well, they are also one of the last available at the end of the year.  My grandma primarily used quince in

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The arrival of quince on the market stands always signals the beginning of winter for me;  quince are the last tree fruits to arrive at the end of the season and, since they keep well, they are also one of the last available at the end of the year.  My grandma primarily used quince in

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Chickpea and butternut squash hummus

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This is  a recipe that I recently cooked for a tasting at O Panier Local, the cooperative farm store here in Orthez where I work as a volunteer. The idea was to present an easy dish for the Holidays made primarily with local produce from the store. This inspired me to add local butternut squash

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This is  a recipe that I recently cooked for a tasting at O Panier Local, the cooperative farm store here in Orthez where I work as a volunteer. The idea was to present an easy dish for the Holidays made primarily with local produce from the store. This inspired me to add local butternut squash

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