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Peppers

My peppers are growing well!! Check it out:

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Risi e Bisi

I got some fresh shelling peas in my CSA share this past week and when I came a Venetian-style risotto in Mario Batali’s book Molto Italiano, I couldn’t resist. I adapted somewhat to the ingredients I had at hand – pancetta instead of prosciutto, onions instead of shallots, and a cup of cava in place [...]

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KEG CSA Week 3

Starting today, I’ll post a picture of each week’s share, linking to anything I post about what I cooked with it. This week my small share included: rhubarb green onions radishes strawberries eggs shelling peas I added to that: ground lamb asian greens garlic scapes tomato salsa raspberry jam And they have become, so far: [...]

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Rhubarb season

It’s strawberry and rhubarb season and I simply cannot get enough. After trying stewed rhubarb in maple syrup, strawberry & rhubarb crumble, and a compote, Shannon from KEG recommended this simple but fabulous custard pie: Voort’s Classic Rhubarb Custard 3 eggs 1 1/4 cup sugar (i actually replace this with 1 to 1 1/4 cup [...]

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Farmers’ Market in Toronto

Came across today this very cool map of the markets in the Toronto area: View Toronto Farmers Markets 2010 in a larger map But I can see it is missing the one I go to, which is at University College on Wednesday afternoons. It hasn’t officially re-started yet, but Kawartha Ecological Growers sets up besides [...]

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