March 2009
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In place of...
interviewing farmers and local businesses, I have decided to try and be my own farmer this season. I will try and get back to updating new recipes regularly! If you’d like to follow my backyard experiences, you can click here!
Any tips or comments would be very greatful!
December 2008
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Rose's Fresh Kale Salad
I first tried this recipe at a friend’s Thanksgiving party. From what I hear, this recipe has been passed around quite a bit, but Rose is the one who shared it with me. The kale in this recipe is crisp and flavorful. This recipe makes enough for about 6 large side servings. Who knows… maybe you’ll bring it to your next dinner party!
Ingredients
Marinade:
Juice of two lemons...
November 2008
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Broccoli-Potato Soup with Fresh Herbs
The fresh mint and dill in this soup really make the dish. This is bound to be a family favorite! This recipe originally found in Veganomican, The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook, by Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Terry Hope Romero.
Ingredients
2 tbsp olive oil 1 medium onion, cut into ¼ in pieces 3 cloves garlic, minced ½ teaspoon dried tarragon several pinches of fresh ground black pepper 1 tsp salt 6...
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Easy Homemade Cranberry Sauce
This cranberry sauce is easy and delicious, with perfect texture and sweetness. Recipe originally from Eat, Drink and Be Vegan, by Dreena Burton. (She is a wonderfully sweet woman, and her recipes are wonderful!) You can find her blog here.
Ingredients:
1 ½ cup fresh cranberries 1 cup maple syrup 1 tsp balsamic vinegar (optional)
Preparation:
Combine cranberries and syrup in a saucepan. Stir...
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The Starlander Café
If you live in Savannah and you haven’t visited The Starlander Café, you’re missing out. Located in the Starland district, this gem offers made-to-order paninis, homemade soups and salads. The menu items change from time-to-time, depending on what’s in stock. If you’re lucky enough to sample the tomato guacamole sandwich and creamy, tomato Thai soup, these are some of my favorites. If you visit...
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Grow Your Own Garlic
In only 2 weeks, my garlic is starting to sprout! I can’t believe how quickly it’s coming up. Garlic likes the cold, so plant your own now! I used a container, but you can plant it right in the ground if you like.
All you have to do is take a single clove and bury it about one inch below the top of the soil, keeping the pointed end facing upward. You want the plant to get plenty of...
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Marinated Butternut Squash: Scapece Di Zucca
This recipe is probably the most delicious butternut squash recipe I’ve ever had. It’s flavorful and spicy. It paired great with the sweet Miso-Glazed Green Beans. This recipe is interesting because you leave the skins on instead of just tossing them. Originally featured on food network, this was created by chef Mario Batali.
Ingredients
1 medium butternut squash, seeded and cut...
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Miso-Glazed Green Beans with Mushrooms
These beans are flavorful and sweet, with a distinctly Asian taste of fresh ginger with lemon. White mushrooms can be used in place of the oyster/shiitake mushrooms. This recipe is also thanks to Delicious Living and can be found here.
Ingredients
2 tablespoons mellow white miso ¾ cup warm water 1½ tablespoons vegetable oil 1 shallot, sliced 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger 8...
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Blue Potato Gratin with Mushrooms and Chard
This gratin is incredibly delicious, but very easy to make. I urge all of you to try it with some Georgia-fresh Farmhouse Blue cheese from Flat Creek Lodge. I’m not typically a blue chees eater, but the flavor is just right for this dish.
Although the recipe is for a 2 quart pan, you can make this recipe in any size dish, using a generous layer of each ingredient. Just be sure to use...
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Hampton Island Farmhouse
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This week I interviewed Andy Schwartz, an agricultural overseer at Hampton Island. This remote resort is located about 35 minutes south of Savannah, just before a town called Riceboro, Georgia. Hampton Island is separated on three sides by marsh and one side by a tidal creek, making the only way onto the island by boat or by a single lane bridge. Extravagance is an understatement to...
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Pomegranate and Maple-Glazed Beets
This recipe was originally published in Delicious Living, available for free at Brighter Day Natural Foods. The flavor of this recipe is a great blend of sweet and tart.
Ingredients
2 pounds beets, cubed ¾ cup unsweetened 100% pomegranate juice 3 tbsp pure maple syrup 2 tsp cornstarch 1 tbsp cold water
Preparation
There are multiple methods for juicing a pomegranate, if you so choose to. I...
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Autumn Ravioli
This recipe was originally featured with the toasted pumpkin seeds in Ready Made Magazine. It can be found in its original nature here. These raviolis remind me of my favorite holiday comfort food, perogies, a tradition that’s been in my family since I was young. This tasty recipe is a little labor intensive, so leave some time to cook it up!
Ingredients
Ravioli Filling 1 tsp canola oil 1/3...
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Organic Moms Unite!
The Savannah Coop sprouted out of a desire for inexpensive organics for moms and their families. Run and organized by six Savannah mothers, these ladies have nine children under the age of four between them: Marisa Lilje, Melissa Beauchamp, Emily Sontag, Julie Scott, Carmen Vazquez, and Michelle Solomon. They all met through a parenting group and are from all over the country, some with previous...
October 2008
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Toasted Pumpkin Seeds
If you have extra pumpkin seeds from all of that jack o’lantern carving this week, don’t toss ‘em! Save them for a tasty toasted snack. This toasted pumpkin seed recipe is thanks to Dominique Andrews of Ready Made Magazine. Top salads or yogurt with these seeds, or just keep them around to munch on.
Ingredients
Sweet spice blend: 2 tsp light brown sugar 1/2 tsp cinnamon 1/4...
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Garlic Greens over Quinoa
If you’ve never eaten a vegetable like chard or kale, this is the time to try it out! Both greens can be harvested year round, so they are great for winter recipes. If you’ve ever had hesitation about tasting these good-for-you greens, this easy recipe will change your mind.
High in protein and amino acids, Quinoa is an acient whole grain that can be substituted for rice. I use Alter...
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Wake Up & Smell the Coffee... Bean
Scott Miller has been roasting coffee for 2 years for his company, Ogeechee River Coffee company. Serving as both owner and manager, Miller has a passion for coffee, which is why he started Ogeechee. Previous to starting his company, Miller originally discovered his interest in roasting coffee when working at a resort. A regular customer had a specific request for freshly roasted coffee. It was...
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Michael Pollan interview on NPR →
This is a fantastic and interesting story about Michael Pollan, who wrote a letter to the next president proposing all kinds of wonderful changes in agriculture policy and suggestions such as creating a White House vegetable garden, and hiring a ‘Farmer-in-Cheif’. Michael Pollan wrote the books: The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History Of Four Meals and In Defense OF Food: An...
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West African Peanut Soup
Soups are a favorite dish when cold and rainy weather rolls around. This hearty and delicious dish will warm you up and keep your belly full all week.
This recipe originally featured in Dining with Friends. “Called ‘groundnut stew’ in Africa, this dish has found popularity throughout North America. Peanut soup is still served at George Washington’s Mount Vernon home and Colonial Williamsburg,...
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The Big Cheese
(Left) Farmhouse Blue, (Right) Aztec Cheddar
Meet Dane Huebner, head cheese maker and culinary artist at Flat Creek Lodge, located in Statesboro, Georgia. Recruited by the Department of Agriculture from Wisconsin last September, Dane has won numerous awards with his cheese making skills. After less than a year of opening, the Lodge won 12th place in the World Cheese Championship Contest under...