Vegetable Soup 

So, now that the weather is cooling down soup can be added to your menu planning rotation!  That’s great for me because I love soup.  On a cool crisp day, after being outside with your kids, or your animals, or even alone with nature it feels so satisfying to sit down to a steamy bowl…

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Chopped Caprese 

These Sungold Cherry Tomatoes, tucked inside my CSA box,  were the inspiration for today’s post.  I love little tiny tomatoes, and these ones deliver huge flavor in a vibrant, exciting color. One of the best ways to highlight the flavor and texture of a great tomato is a simple Caprese salad.  Usually a larger tomato…

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Swimming Cucumbers

This is a family recipe for refrigerator pickles that, in my family, we like to call “swimming cucumbers”.  It is simple and basic, but the tartness from the vinegar and the chilled cucumbery goodness are so refreshing in the heat of summer.  I can remember eating these all the time when I was a kid,…

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3-2-1 Pinto Beans

Hey everyone!  I want to share with you today one of the recipies that I make at least once a week, if not twice.  This is how I make my pinto beans.  A lot of people ask for this recipe, so here it is! Ingredients: 3 cups dried pinto beans, soaked overnight 3 dried chiles…

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Greens Galore!

Hello Again, I liked the format of last week’s post so much that I decided to do the same thing this week as well.  The title this week is greens galore, and that really is what Spring has brought us in our CSA boxes.  Tons of nutritious dark leafy greens!  I am pleased to say…

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A week in pictures…

Instead of reinventing the wheel again, this blog post I decided that I would show you all what I did with the delicious organic produce from my Sage Mountain Farm CSA box.   I also wanted to share with you something fabulous that I discovered at my (not so) local Barron’s this month.  Flavored vinegars.…

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Butternut Squash Lasagna 

So, if you are like me you’ve got a little stash of butternut squash.  Waiting to be made into something delicious is tiresome work and I would like to relieve your squash of their wait.  If you have had a million bowls of butternut squash soup by now (which I have not because I hate…

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Jalapeño Jam and other Add-Ons!

Howdy, folks!  In your CSA box there is always a delicious variety of produce, but did you know about the delicious variety of add-ons that you can get as well?  There is green fed ground beef, sustainably raised, there are farm fresh eggs from free-ranged chickens fed veggies from right here at Sage Mountain Farm,…

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Maple Glazed Delicata Squash

Delicata squash is a great way to begin to enjoy winter squash at this time of year. I think of it as a “gateway squash”, a kind of transition from juicy summer squash to the harder, heartier squash of colder days such as the acorn, butternut and pumpkin. Unlike most other winter squash, the Delicata…

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Green Beans Almondine

So, do you want to sound fancy when the inevitable question of, “What’s for dinner?”, strikes?  Here is a super simple way to make green beans in to Green Beans Almondine… Major players in this recipe include green beans, in this case fresh organic green beans from Sage Mountain Farm’s weekly CSA box, lemon juice,…

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Steve’s Snack Bread

The inspiration for this bread comes to us from my husband, Steve. He wanted a yummy snack with chocolate chips. Now you know, I love to bake, love love love it!  I love getting dressed in an apron, I love using every bowl in the house, and I can’t help but envy the looks of admiration…

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Summer Ratatouille

When I saw the gorgeous purple and white Japanese eggplant this week in my CSA box, I was filled with longing and dread.  Let me explain… My favorite color is purple, so naturally I love the eggplant with it’s deeply purple skin.  A vegetable that’s purple, what could be better? (perhaps a purple cookie…I digress)…

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Strawberry Basil Lemonade 

This summery fresh recipe will knock your socks off!  Really!  It will change your whole concept of what lemonade can be.  Powdered mix, yellow or pink, be gone!  Once you give this a try you will never want anything else, it is truly an adventure! Are you curious yet?!  I found this recipe on Chow.com…

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Fingerling Oven Fries

Update:  Potatoes are in again at the farm and so I am re-posting this great recipe for fingerling potatoes.  If you have been following the blog for a while you may recognize it, if not please enjoy one of the easiest and tastiest snacks/side dish out there.  This recipe also works for new potatoes as…

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Strawberry Orange Banana

When I opened my CSA box this week and saw strawberries and oranges, I knew what I wanted…S.O.B. of course!  Umm, Strawberry Orange Banana, what else?!  This recipe, like some others that I have posted, isn’t really a recipe, but an idea that may inspire you.  Basically I filled my blender with strawberries, bananas and…

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Panini with Greenies

Have you ever made panini at home?  It’s really quite easy, even if you don’t have a panini maker.  There are a lot of ways to make a delicious, super flat and crispy sandwich, some of which you probably have in your kitchen right now!  A panini is really just a grilled sandwich, but let’s…

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Italian Style Mustard Greens

How do you enjoy mustard greens?  I don’t have any mustard-green-specific family recipe so I decided to make one up.  YUP, this is an original.  Well, there ain’t much to it exactly, but it is tasty and easy, so it’s a win-win, whip-up type of recipe that’s great to have in your back pocket for…

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Pineapple “Unfried” Rice

Today we will be using a recipe from the YouTube show, The Chef and The Dietician.  They call it Pineapple Unfried Rice.  Ya’ know, fried rice…only not fried.  No oil and veggie-packed folks, about as healthy as you can get!  Bring it on! This is a super tasty recipe.  Hubby and kids approved and I,…

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Salad Sprinkles

Beets + Carrots = No more boring salads! This week I decided to pair up these root veggies for some color on my salads.  Shredded carrots are a pretty standard topping for a green salad, but add some shredded beets and you have added a pop of vibrant color along with four times the protein…

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Green Soup

The important thing to note about this chef-inspired soup is that it can be used as a template for any greens that you have on hand.  Broccoli…check!  Kale…check!  Double the spinach and no beet greens…O.K.!  Even lettuce can be used as part of your huge pile of greens.  Imagine the reaction that you would get…

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