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Kids Make Fava & Pea Salad with Roasted Garlic Vinaigrette

May 15th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized

Sometimes I am completely surprised by what the kids in my “food appreciation” classes find delicious. I wasn’t sure at all about this particular dish–a salad of fava beans, peas and asparagus–because it is just so darn green. In addition, I was betting the kids had never heard of fava beans and might very well […]

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Where’s the Garlic?

July 15th, 2007 · 4 Comments · Uncategorized

This morning saw a happy convergence of food activities. The garlic we picked yesterday is still sitting on the front stoop. I have no idea whether to wash it or find some other way to remove the dirt. I am just that stupid about garlic. I asked my wife and was surprised to learn she […]

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Garlic Harvest

July 14th, 2007 · 4 Comments · Uncategorized

In the course of weeding one of our garden beds, I forced myself to consider the small garlic patch that had been overrun with crab grass. “It’s all brown and dried out looking,” I told my wife. “What do I do now?” “Sounds like it’s ready to harvest. When did you plant it?” Last fall […]

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