Great Garlic Green Beans
- At August 1, 2009
- By megan
- In Green Beans, lemon, Ollin Farms, Savory Spice Shop, side dish
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Fresh, local, organic green beans are great in the summer. I have been buying the BEST beans from Ollin Farms. I started with one pound, broke off the tips, and then snapped each bean in half. Boiled them for 2 minutes, then drained and rinsed under cold water to stop them from cooking.
Whisk together the following dressing:
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 TB walnut oil
- 1/4 lemon, juiced
- 1/2 TB soy sauce
- 1/2 TB honey mustard
- 1/2 TB maple syrup
- Aleppo pepper (from Savory Spice Shop), or crushed red pepper flakes.
Toss the beans in the dressing and enjoy.
Not Your Average Tuna Melt
- At August 1, 2009
- By megan
- In Cheddar Cheese, Sandwich, tomatoes, Tuna
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Take a few extra minutes and make a great tuna melt, rather than some average quick fix that tuna melts tend to be.
Saute 1/2 yellow onion in 2 tablespoons olive oil until tender and starting to brown. Chop a tomato, and in a bowl, mix the tomato, onion, one can of drained tuna, a squeeze of dijon mustard, 1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese, and some fresh ground pepper.
Slice some good, crusty, bakery-fresh bread. Broil the sliced bread for a couple minutes. Remove it from the oven, flip them over, and top with the tuna mixture. Broil 3-5 minutes or so until all of the cheese is melted. Enjoy.
Grilled Tempeh Burgers with Mushrooms and Swiss Cheese
- At July 30, 2009
- By megan
- In Burgers, Hazel Dell, Mushrooms, Swiss cheese, tempeh
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Follow my recipe for Grilled Tempeh Burgers. I also grilled some local carrots and green pepper, which I drizzled with olive oil, salt, and pepper before grilling.
The star of this dish is, as always, the Hazel Dell mushrooms. I bought 1/2 pound of baby shiitake and crimini mushrooms and sautéed them in a couple tablespoons of olive oil over medium high heat for 15 minutes. I added a couple minced cloves of garlic after 10 minutes, then a splash of white wine for moisture, a little salt, and pepper. They don’t need much since they are so amazingly fresh.
I topped my grilled tempeh burgers with the mushrooms and some grated Swiss cheese. Delicious.
Whiskey Sour
- At July 22, 2009
- By megan
- In Alcoholic Beverages, favorites, lemon, whiskey
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As I’ve said before, I refrain from using simple syrup. So, it will take and extra 2-3 minutes make this drink. I think it is well worth it.
In a glass, add 1-2 TB honey (depending on how sweet you like it) and the juice of 1/2 lemon. Mix well until it is evenly combined. Add 2-3 shots of whiskey (I usually use Maker’s Mark), and stir. Add ice and enjoy.
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