Tag: beans
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The Three Sisters
Corn, beans, and squash. The corn stalk provides a stem for beans to climb. The beans bring nitrogen into the ground. The broad leaves of the squash cover the ground retaining moisture and deterring weeds. These three crops have been inter-grown for perhaps a thousand years. Native Americans have cultivated corn in the southwest for…
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Zucchini Topped Potatoes
Our usual baked potato bar got a little creative with an Italian twist. Changing from a large baking potato to small red or golden or purple potatoes added depth to the potatoes. I use canned diced tomatoes since they can sit on my shelf until needed, but whole tomatoes should work well, perhaps better. As…
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Ravioli with Eggplant
“Let’s find a new way to prepare ravioli,” I was encouraged. The recipe we found looked rather bland. Thus I immediately enhanced it with garlic and oregano. This version was rated worthy of adding to our expanding rotation. Yield: 2 generous servings in about 30 active minutes. Ingredients Procedure
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Citrus Poached Spinach
A winery in Michigan offered something like this as one course of a five course meal. Ever since I have speculated how I might replicate it.