We had so much fun making pasta on the ghitarra at school that I decided to try it at home. Daughter was happy to help. We took turns rolling the dough through the pasta machine, then pressing it through the ghitarra. We keep a big Ziploc bag of pesto cubes in the freezer that we […]
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Our recent beet harvest yielded about seven pounds, but since these beets were first planted last August I was anxious to see if they were actually edible. The beet greens, braised with garlic, shallots and red wine, yielded a delicious lunch earlier in the week. I cooked the beets yesterday in batches in a large […]
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They say planting potatoes in our corner of the universe should take place around St. Patrick’s day. I was one day off, but very pleased to have potatoes in the ground. Potatoes are easy to grow and being able to gather them outside your door is one of the greatest benefits of gardening. We were […]
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