Monthly Archives: December 2012

Winter CSA Box 4 – Finally, a use for all those radishes! Smoked Turkey

Posted on December 31, 2012 by

In addition to being ridiculously busy at work, we replaced the carpet in two rooms with hardwood floors – at Christmas.  What were we thinking?!  The computer lives in the dining room, which was the first room to get new … Continue reading →

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Apple pie with ugly apples

Posted on December 16, 2012 by

The apples that have come with the winter CSA boxes are not attractive.  But since I  already paid for them, we will be eating them. We had extra pie crust after the beef and bok choy pie, so instead of … Continue reading →

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Cooking the Recipes of Others – Beef and Bok Choy Pie and General Tso’s Chicken

Posted on December 15, 2012 by

Sometimes recipes online don’t work as well as advertised.  I won’t describe those.  But lately, I have had very good luck trying other’s recipes to use up my CSA vegetables. First, I tried Kirsten’s Beef and Bok Choy pie from … Continue reading →

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Courtesy of Jenna – Balsamic Syrup

Posted on December 9, 2012 by

My sister came through and Jenna shared the recipe for the Balsamic Syrup I used to garnish the Butternut Squash Soup! She says: How fun! Thanks for sharing!  Syrup was ridiculously easy – balsamic vinegar mixed with half the amount … Continue reading →

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Roasted Butternut Squash Soup

Posted on December 9, 2012 by

As promised, I had a plan for that turkey stock.  Originally, I had roasted Butternut squash slices, and was going to use that instead of yams for candied yams on Thanksgiving.  We had traveled to visit my sister for the … Continue reading →

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Winter CSA box 3 and getting rid of the last of the Thanksgiving leftovers – Turkey Stock

Posted on December 6, 2012 by

I was really excited by this week’s box, mostly because we got shallots.  I hate, hate, HATE buying two pathetic shallots at the grocery store in those little plastic net bags and paying over $3 for the privilege.  And that … Continue reading →

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