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We love the beauty of swiss chard, but we never really knew what to do with it until we found this recipe, which we love! From All Recipes: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/148889/sauteed-swiss-chard-with-parmesan-cheese/ Ingredients 2 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 tablespoon minced garlic ½ small red onion, diced 1 bunch Swiss chard, stems and center ribs cut […]

This soup is simple and delicious! We got the recipe from Mark Bittman’s excellent cookbook: How to Cook Everything. Ingredients 2 T butter or extra virgin olive oil 3 medium potatoes 3 leeks Salt and pepper to taste 4 cups chicken, beef or vegetable stock (or water) 1 cup of half and half or whole

Every year we look forward to fresh garden gazpacho (or salsa soup as we describe it to the kids). This cold soup is perfect for August. This recipe originally came from The New Best Recipe. We’ve altered it slightly. It makes quite a bit of soup, great for leftovers. Ingredients Directions

Every summer we try to duplicate this amazing Nicoise salad eaten by the ocean. Here’s a recipe (slightly altered) from the Food Network. Click here for the original recipe. Ingredients Directions

This may be the most delicious dessert I’ve ever made. And it’s easy! No baking involved! Ingredients 12 ounces chocolate chips (I like to use bittersweet ghirardelli) 1 block silken tofu 1 graham cracker crust (I’m sure you could make this, but I bought it) Strawberries Heavy cream Maple syrup Directions Melt the chocolate chips

This soup is delicious, easy to make (though you have to get started early) and goes great with cornbread. Ingredients 2 T oil 1 onion, chopped 4 cloves garlic, crushed or minced 1 pint or 1 large can crushed tomatoes (or chopped fresh tomatoes) 1 T cumin 1 oregano 2 tsp salt 1 T chili

Such a deeply satisfying and comforting soup. Ingredients 2-2.5 lb chicken thighs and drumsticks, or any chicken parts on the bones 1.3 lb potatoes 1.5 cups barley (or rice is good too) .5 lb carrots .5 lb onions Herbs, fresh or dried: oregano, sage, thyme, tarragon, others of your choice Salt and pepper Directions Boil

We love our nearly every Sunday morning breakfast tradition of Andy’s pancakes and smoothies eaten in front of our big windows, warm sunshine bathing us, hot tea and coffee in hand. We try to convince the kids to be quiet for a few minutes for NPR’s Sunday Puzzle. Sometimes friends come over to share breakfast

We know you probably don’t need a recipe for grilled cheese. But Andy’s grilled cheese is so good, we have to share. It goes great with our tomato soup! Ingredients Scratch Farm whole wheat pita bread Butter Cheddar (or cheese of your choice) Mayo (click here for a recipe to make your own) Mustard Thinly

This recipe comes from Alton Brown (with a few of our own suggestions). It’s a great way to use up a lot of onions, and it’s delicious! Ingredients 5 large onions (more if you’re using our onions, which are typically medium to small. We made this recipe once with a mix of onions and leeks