At this time of year the zucchini plants have grown enough and have produced so much fruit that I cut the new growth so that the
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spaghetti, meatballs and zucchini tips
Posted in meat, pasta, zucchini on September 8, 2015| Leave a Comment »
pasta al forno
Posted in pasta on March 31, 2014| Leave a Comment »
spaghetti & meatballs
Posted in pasta on December 16, 2013| Leave a Comment »
penne with stir fry vegetables
Posted in pasta, vegetables on October 8, 2013| Leave a Comment »
spaghetti & meatballs with fresh garden tomato sauce
Posted in meat, pasta on October 8, 2013| Leave a Comment »
yellow pepper and eggplant stir fry
Posted in pasta, peppers, rice, vegetables on August 30, 2013| Leave a Comment »
For a quick side dish or a full meal, stir fries are the quickest and most delicious way to cook your meal, especially at this time of year when you don’t want your fresh vegetables to cook for very long. These vegetables could have easily been served alone as a side dish. Here I cooked some noodles, but could have been rice, quinoa, couscous or amaranth. All would have been equally delicious. I love using ping tung eggplants for stir fries because they have no seeds and cut very easily into bite size pieces. Ping Tungs are the best Chinese eggplants you can buy. They are sweet, tender, superbly delicious and available at Herbivor Farm. Also because they are organic you can leave the peel on and benefit from all the great nutrients. Planning to buy more Ping Tung eggplants this week to make a few jars of eggplant preserves.
   
ingredients
3 tbsp olive oil
3 chopped shallots
3 chopped cloves garlic
5 yelllow peppers cut in medium size strips
2 ping tung eggplants cut in slices (be sure to leave the peel on – this is where most of the nutrients are)
1 cup mushrooms cut in bite size pieces
1 cup pea shoots
a handful of parsley, basil, celery leaves (add at the end)
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Place oil in a wok or large frying pan over medium-high heat
Add the onion and half of the garlic  (reserve the rest of the garlic for later)
Stir fry until onions are wilted and beginning to brown
Add peppers and cook for a few minutes, add eggplant and continue cooking for a few more minutes
Add mushrooms and continue cooking until eggplant and mushrooms are soft
Add a little water if pan becomes too dry
Add the rest of the garlic and stir fry to incorporate
Add salt and pepper to taste
Now add 3/4 of the fresh basil mixture stirring briefly to incorporate
Slide onto a serving plate and sprinkle the rest of the basil over top
Add to rice, noodles, quinoa or etc…
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tagliatelle with fresh garden herbs
Posted in pasta, tagged basil, mushrooms, noodles, oasta, parsley on July 15, 2013| Leave a Comment »
tagliatelle alle castagne
Posted in pasta, tagged noodles, pasta on March 20, 2013| Leave a Comment »
taccone (agnone specialty)
Posted in pasta, tagged agnone, mushrooms, pasta on March 20, 2013| Leave a Comment »
penne con bietola
Posted in pasta, vegetables on September 5, 2012| Leave a Comment »
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