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Potatoes Gratin

This recipe will make you into the rock star of the kitchen. It is that good; we think it’s the best Potatoes Gratin recipe on the planet. Most people think they need to add cheese to make a gratin dish; this recipe shows them that they are wrong, way wrong. The cream with the slight bay flavor pairs just perfectly with the potatoes, and the thyme is just enough to add that little something. We really wish that we could give credit where credit is due, but, unfortunately, we’ve forgotten where we found this recipe.

Dec 5: This recipe came from In the Green Kitchen by Alice Waters.

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Chocolate Molten Lava Cakes

Ahh, just the name sounds good. Let’s say it together. Ready, one, two, three: Chocolate Molten Lava Cakes. Doesn’t it sound good?

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Chard Pie

As we move into the cooler months, we start getting cool weather crops from the CSA. Things like kale, collards, mizuna, tatsoi, and chard. After five years of being with the CSA we’ve gone from “what is that? And what are we going to do with it?” to “Great to get kale again! Let’s make kale chips!” We never had the former problem with chard. It’s a lot like spinach, and a simple steaming or sauté will make it into a nice side. But sometimes it’s nice if it stands out, as it does in chard pie.

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Coleslaw

Coleslaw is such a great side dish; it’s pretty easy to make, almost everyone likes it, and it’s nice and refreshing. Since it is so ubiquitous it seems as though everyone has his or her own favorite recipe, most likely handed down through the generations. We’ll give you ours, even though it is a modified version of one found in At the Kitchen Table, The Craft of Cooking at Home by Greg Atkinson. We think it’s the best. Try it and let us know.

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Cornbread or Cornsticks

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Some people buy cornbread mix — can you believe it? If you’re used to scratchin’ it the way we are, your eyes are about ready to pop out of your skull and land on the floor right about now. If not, fasten your seatbeat, ‘cuz we’re about to scratch up some cornbread. Continue reading “Cornbread or Cornsticks”

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Scratched Mayonnaise

freshly made mayonnaise

Everyone should know how to make mayonnaise. Really. Truly. It’s not that difficult, and it’s much tastier than that store-bought glop in a jar. Besides, if you really want to impress someone, serve something like asparagus with homemade aioli (garlic mayo). Continue reading “Scratched Mayonnaise”

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Super-Easy Pickles

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Pickles seem intimidating, don’t they? Making brine, filling jars, boiling water baths or pressure cookers, spending the whole day in a steamy kitchen. That’s true if you want to make a lot of pickles for storing your harvest, but, if you want to make just a few pickles for eating, they are super-easy. Honest. Fifteen to twenty minutes and the pickles are done. And you have pickles that you’ve scratched yourself. Now that’s what Scratchin’ It is all about!

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