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Cook the Books August! Sweet Cream and Sugar Cones! | oh, briggsy...

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Just sayin' is all. Oh, briggsy…. Cook the Books August! Sweet Cream and Sugar Cones! We’re in a summer-y mood here at Cook the Books. So for this month, no slaving over a hot stove! No shaping of buns! No curing of meats! Instead…we’re gonna churn up some ice cream! Care to join us? Now, don’t do this! The best things ever! All you need for this month is an ice cream maker and some dairy products. Your ice cream making machine can be a regular old ice cream maker, one of those $900 blenders that mak...

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Plots to Pots: Summer garden = Mostly tomatoes this year

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Thursday, June 25, 2015. Summer garden = Mostly tomatoes this year. We finally got the last of the tomatoes in this week. Right on par with when I've planted them for the past few years. Only this year has been warmer than the past few. So, while everyone else's tomatoes are three plus feet by now, ours are still about a foot. I am fine with that. Come late August or early September we will be swimming in tomatoes. We planted about 40-45 saucing tomatoes and six slicers. This year, we purposely choose to...

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Plots to Pots: July 2013

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Saturday, July 6, 2013. Last night, Mark and I had what we considered the perfect summer fare for dinner. Here's what we had:. Favas with lemon juice, olive oil, s and p, and Parmesan. Lacinto kale purée with garlic and oil from smoked trout. Zucchini ribbon salad with white balsamic vinegar, s and p, olive oil, and basil. Cuppa farro salad with veggies from the garden and smoked salmon from our friends Sarah and Darian. Fresh crusty loaf, tinned smoked trout and prosciutto. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).

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Plots to Pots: March 2013

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Saturday, March 9, 2013. Today was one of those rare sunny March days that made us all think that we've finally left the rain behind. While this isn't the case, the sun did get me thinking of summer, and summer means tomatoes! This year I have selected a wide variety to grow - both to sell as starts, and in my own garden. Plants are super productive and produce one inch chestnut and port-wine colored fruit with a delicious, multifaceted flavor. I grew these last year and was particularly impressed with h...

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Plots to Pots: Springtime meals from the garden

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Tuesday, May 14, 2013. Springtime meals from the garden. I love this time of year in the garden. Everything is new, fresh and quickly changing. This year we have a ton of leeks and garlic, and tonight we started to enjoy the bounty. Mark used these leek scapes in tonight's stir fry - think texture similar to asparagus stems with a slight leek flavor. Delish. Garnished with flowers from the sprouting broccoli we enjoyed earlier this spring. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Portland, OR, United States.

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Plots to Pots: October 2012

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Sunday, October 21, 2012. Chutney, chutney, chutney. I love Sundays at home. Today I did not get out of my pajamas, but I did get into making chutney. And jam. I had about five pounds of green tomatoes clogging the fridge which were on my hit list. Also, I had several pounds of Romas which I aimed to make jam with. Mark recently checked out America's Test Kitchen's DIY cookbook from the library the other day and I wanted to test out some it's recipes. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Bonny Cushman – We ...

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Plots to Pots: Garden-inspired summer fare

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Saturday, July 6, 2013. Last night, Mark and I had what we considered the perfect summer fare for dinner. Here's what we had:. Favas with lemon juice, olive oil, s and p, and Parmesan. Lacinto kale purée with garlic and oil from smoked trout. Zucchini ribbon salad with white balsamic vinegar, s and p, olive oil, and basil. Cuppa farro salad with veggies from the garden and smoked salmon from our friends Sarah and Darian. Fresh crusty loaf, tinned smoked trout and prosciutto. Portland, OR, United States.

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Plots to Pots: November 2012

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Friday, November 2, 2012. This year I planted four eggplants. Miraculously all four produced fruit. A ton of it. This left us with an unusual situation. What to do with the leftover fruit once we were eggplanted out. After baba ghanoush, eggplant Parmesan and Thai curry with eggplant in quick succession we were ready to take a break. It turns out you can, and the process is fairly quick and easy. Slice the eggplant to the desired thickness. Some for Thai curry and the rest for eggplant Parmesan. The prol...

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Plots to Pots: One of my favorite things

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Sunday, March 29, 2015. One of my favorite things. Tarted writing this post a month ago and am just finishing it now. Such is life with a five-month old baby! Last night we made one of our favorite recipes - pasta with broccoli, sausage and blue cheese. It's an easy and quick recipe that is so delicious. And, this time it included our first harvest from the garden this season! To make, first put on your water for pasta. Be to add a pinch or two of kosher salt. Before draining the pasta and broccoli, be s...