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Spring Asparagus Puff
from Cucina Panzano
Nothing says Spring to me more than fresh picked asparagus and rhubarb. Here's an easy luncheon or light supper dish. The mild Muenster cheese will accent, but not overpower the delicate asparagus flavor.
1 lb asparagus from Alewives Brook Farm
3 TBL unsalted butter
2 TBLS olive oil
2 TBL shallots, diced
1 small onion, chopped
a few sprigs of fresh thyme
1 tsp sugar
5 eggs
1/3 cup cream
1 cup Muenster cheese, grated
1/4 cup herbed goat cheese, from Hickory Nut Farm
sea salt & ground pepper to taste
Rinse,roll and cut asparagus into 1 inch pieces. You should end up with 2 cups. Melt 1 TBLS butter and olive in a saute' pan and saute onion, shallots until soft and golden. Add asparagus--sprinkle with sugar, cover and steam cook for 2-3 minutes. Remove the cover and cook until liquid has evaporated. Allow to cool slightly.
Beat together, eggs, cream, thyme, sea salt & ground pepper to taste. Melt and put remaining butter in a two inch high baking dish. Pour in egg mixture and bake in pre-heated 400 degree oven until it just begins to set(about 3 minutes). Remove from oven and arrange asparagus and onions on top of the eggs. Back into the oven, bake another 5 minutes. Remove from oven once more and cover asparagus layer with grated cheese and goat milk crumbles. then bake an additional 10 minutes . When the eggs have puffed and the cheese is lightly browned, this dish is finished. Let it set a few moments before cutting and serving. Enjoy!
from Cucina Panzano
Nothing says Spring to me more than fresh picked asparagus and rhubarb. Here's an easy luncheon or light supper dish. The mild Muenster cheese will accent, but not overpower the delicate asparagus flavor.
1 lb asparagus from Alewives Brook Farm
3 TBL unsalted butter
2 TBLS olive oil
2 TBL shallots, diced
1 small onion, chopped
a few sprigs of fresh thyme
1 tsp sugar
5 eggs
1/3 cup cream
1 cup Muenster cheese, grated
1/4 cup herbed goat cheese, from Hickory Nut Farm
sea salt & ground pepper to taste
Rinse,roll and cut asparagus into 1 inch pieces. You should end up with 2 cups. Melt 1 TBLS butter and olive in a saute' pan and saute onion, shallots until soft and golden. Add asparagus--sprinkle with sugar, cover and steam cook for 2-3 minutes. Remove the cover and cook until liquid has evaporated. Allow to cool slightly.
Beat together, eggs, cream, thyme, sea salt & ground pepper to taste. Melt and put remaining butter in a two inch high baking dish. Pour in egg mixture and bake in pre-heated 400 degree oven until it just begins to set(about 3 minutes). Remove from oven and arrange asparagus and onions on top of the eggs. Back into the oven, bake another 5 minutes. Remove from oven once more and cover asparagus layer with grated cheese and goat milk crumbles. then bake an additional 10 minutes . When the eggs have puffed and the cheese is lightly browned, this dish is finished. Let it set a few moments before cutting and serving. Enjoy!
Rhubarb Muffins
from Cucina Panzano
One thing you can always count on coming up in Spring are the crocus--and then there's the rhubarb patch. And this year, the rhubarb patch is simply gorgeous!
2 cups flour
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp kosher salt
1 cup sour cream
4 oz unsalted butter, melted & cooled slightly
2 large eggs from Wyndswept Farm
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
1 cup of 1/4 inch diced rhubarb from Gino's Fresh Produce or Cricket Corner Herbs
1/2 cup wild blueberries, *optional
For the topping:
3 TBLS granulated sugar
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt and whisk to blend.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the sour cream, melted butter, eggs, and vanilla until smooth. Lightly stir the sour cream mixture into the dry ingredients with a spatula until the batter just comes together, but don't over mix. Gently stir in the diced rhubarb. This batter will be thick.
Divide the batter among the 12 muffin cups or six of the jumbo muffin cups. The batter should mound a bit higher than the tops of the cups.
Make the topping: In a small bowl, combine the sugar and cinnamon and mix well. Sprinkle a generous 1/2 of the cinnamon-sugar mixture over each muffin. And then again five minutes before removing from the oven I like to sprinkle the remaining mixture.
Bake the muffins until they’re golden brown, spring back most of the way when gently pressed, about 18 to 22 minutes in a 350 degree oven. Transfer to a rack and let the muffins cool. Served warm--just yummy! Enjoy!
from Cucina Panzano
One thing you can always count on coming up in Spring are the crocus--and then there's the rhubarb patch. And this year, the rhubarb patch is simply gorgeous!
2 cups flour
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp kosher salt
1 cup sour cream
4 oz unsalted butter, melted & cooled slightly
2 large eggs from Wyndswept Farm
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
1 cup of 1/4 inch diced rhubarb from Gino's Fresh Produce or Cricket Corner Herbs
1/2 cup wild blueberries, *optional
For the topping:
3 TBLS granulated sugar
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt and whisk to blend.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the sour cream, melted butter, eggs, and vanilla until smooth. Lightly stir the sour cream mixture into the dry ingredients with a spatula until the batter just comes together, but don't over mix. Gently stir in the diced rhubarb. This batter will be thick.
Divide the batter among the 12 muffin cups or six of the jumbo muffin cups. The batter should mound a bit higher than the tops of the cups.
Make the topping: In a small bowl, combine the sugar and cinnamon and mix well. Sprinkle a generous 1/2 of the cinnamon-sugar mixture over each muffin. And then again five minutes before removing from the oven I like to sprinkle the remaining mixture.
Bake the muffins until they’re golden brown, spring back most of the way when gently pressed, about 18 to 22 minutes in a 350 degree oven. Transfer to a rack and let the muffins cool. Served warm--just yummy! Enjoy!
QUICK CORN RELISH--served at market for
National Farmers Market Week--Snapshot week
(recipe from The Joy of Pickling by Linda Ziedrich)
Ingredients:
3 c corn kernels (cut from 6-7 ears)
1 diced sweet or mildly hot green or red peppers (bell, pimiento, or Anaheim)
½ large onion, diced
2 tsp pickling salt
1 tsp whole cumin seeds
¼ tsp cayenne
¾ apple cider vinegar
¾ water
In a bowl, mix the vegetables, salt, and spices. Transfer the mixture to a quart jar. Combine the vinegar and water and pour the liquid over the vegetables to cover them. Cap the jar and store it in the refrigerator. The relish should be ready to eat in about two days, and it should keep well (refrigerated) for several weeks.
Baby Back Ribs
For the dipping sauce
4 tsp. coarse salt (kosher or sea)
4 tsp. white pepper
4 juicy limes, cut in half
Prepare ribs and spice paste: If necessary, remove thin, papery membrane from back of each rack of ribs (some stores sell baby backs with membrane removed). If using larger racks of ribs, cut each rack in half. Place ribs in nonreactive baking dish just large enough to hold them in single layer.
Place garlic, ginger, sugar, 1 tbs. salt, and black pepper in mortar and pound to paste with pestle. If you do not have a mortar and pestle, purée ingredients in food processor. Work in honey, soy sauce, and fish sauce or additional soy sauce. Spread spice paste over ribs on both sides. Let ribs marinate in refrigerator, covered, 1 to 4 hours.
Prepare ingredients for dipping sauce: Place 1 tsp. salt and 1 tsp. white pepper in neat mounds side by side in each of 4 tiny bowls. Place 2 lime halves next to each bowl.
Preheat grill to medium. When ready to cook, place ribs, bone side down, on hot grate and grill until golden brown and cooked through, 8 to 12 minutes per side, a little longer for full-size ribs. If flare-ups occur, move ribs to another section of grill. When ribs are done, meat will have shrunk back from the ends of the bones by about 1/4 inch.
Transfer racks of ribs to cutting board and cut into individual ribs, then arrange on platter or plates for serving. Just before eating, squeeze 1 to 2 tbs. lime juice into bowl of salt and white pepper and stir until mixed. Dip ribs in sauce before eating. Serves 4.
Mushroom Chick Pea & Vegetable Soup
Mushrooms are a wonderful substitute for meat in a vegetarian and vegan recipes and are touted worldwide for their health benefits. What better way to use mushrooms than in a delicious soup loaded with healthy veggies?
One of the things I love about this soup is it's flexibility. You can easily substitute whatever you like for so many of the ingredients. For example, you could use oyster mushrooms in this soup and substitute chicken for the chick peas ( if you're not doing vegetarian or vegan), use bok choy instead of spinach, and make it very Asian. Or you could use a different vinegar, leave out the soy sauce, use tomatoes instead with some chard and adjust the seasonings, to make it more Italian. And it's vegan and gluten-free too!
2. Add mushrooms and cook, and mix for 3 minutes or until they start to get golden.
3. Add ginger, carrots and veggies and cook 3-4 minutes
4. Add chickpeas and spices and cook another 3 minutes.
5. Add soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, broth and water. Partially cover and cook 20 minutes. Add in the spinach or other greens. Cook for 2 minutes. Taste and add sea salt if needed. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer another 15 minutes. Garnish with fresh herbs of choice or scallions serve it hot.
6. *** If you'd like to thicken, mix 2 tsp cornstarch in 2 TBL water and mix into the soup in the last 5 minutes of cooking. Makes 4 servings.
Butternut & Sage Stuffed Manicotti
from Cucina Panzano
1 butternut squash, diced and roasted with olive oil, rosemary, sage, savory and thyme.
3 Italian sausage, cooked -casings removed
1/4 cup shallots, diced
3 garlic cloves, smashed
1/4 tsp nutmeg
18 oz ricotta cheese
fresh sage leaves
sea salt, ground pepper
marinara sauce
shredded mozzarella
Peel and dice butternut squash into cubes. Place on parchment or foiled lined cooking sheet and drizzle with olive oil and herbs. Roast for 30-40 minutes until squash is carmelized and just tender.
In the meantime, as the squash roasts, sautee Italian sausage meat with garlic, shallots, sea salt & ground pepper.
Prepare your filling.
-18 oz Ricotta cheese
-4 oz mozzarella cheese
-handful of freshly grated parmesan cheese
-1 egg
-10 fresh sage leaves, diced
When the squash is finished roasting, combine the squash, sausage mixture, ricotta cheese filling, nutmeg in your food processor. Pulse until just creamy.
Make your crepes.
*Homemade Crepes for Manicotti
-1 C flour
-1 C milk
-1 egg
-pinch of salt
-tsp ground sage leaves
Beat together all ingredients. Make one crepe at a time, pouring the batter into a hot crepe pan using a shot glass as a measurement.
Move the pan around to form a nice thin crepe. Turn only once, then cool on a floured towel. When the crepes are cool you can fill them with your cheese, squash and sausage mixture.. top with marinara and plenty of shredded mozzarella cheese and bake for 40 minutes in a 350 degree oven. Enjoy!
National Farmers Market Week--Snapshot week
(recipe from The Joy of Pickling by Linda Ziedrich)
Ingredients:
3 c corn kernels (cut from 6-7 ears)
1 diced sweet or mildly hot green or red peppers (bell, pimiento, or Anaheim)
½ large onion, diced
2 tsp pickling salt
1 tsp whole cumin seeds
¼ tsp cayenne
¾ apple cider vinegar
¾ water
In a bowl, mix the vegetables, salt, and spices. Transfer the mixture to a quart jar. Combine the vinegar and water and pour the liquid over the vegetables to cover them. Cap the jar and store it in the refrigerator. The relish should be ready to eat in about two days, and it should keep well (refrigerated) for several weeks.
Baby Back Ribs
- 4 racks baby back ribs (each ¾ to 1 lb.)
- 6 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped
- 1 piece (2 in.) fresh ginger, peeled and coarsely chopped
- 1 tbs. sugar
- 1 tbs. coarse salt (kosher or sea)
- 2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tbs. honey
- 1 tbs. soy sauce
- 1 tbs. Asian fish sauce or additional soy sauce
For the dipping sauce
4 tsp. coarse salt (kosher or sea)
4 tsp. white pepper
4 juicy limes, cut in half
Prepare ribs and spice paste: If necessary, remove thin, papery membrane from back of each rack of ribs (some stores sell baby backs with membrane removed). If using larger racks of ribs, cut each rack in half. Place ribs in nonreactive baking dish just large enough to hold them in single layer.
Place garlic, ginger, sugar, 1 tbs. salt, and black pepper in mortar and pound to paste with pestle. If you do not have a mortar and pestle, purée ingredients in food processor. Work in honey, soy sauce, and fish sauce or additional soy sauce. Spread spice paste over ribs on both sides. Let ribs marinate in refrigerator, covered, 1 to 4 hours.
Prepare ingredients for dipping sauce: Place 1 tsp. salt and 1 tsp. white pepper in neat mounds side by side in each of 4 tiny bowls. Place 2 lime halves next to each bowl.
Preheat grill to medium. When ready to cook, place ribs, bone side down, on hot grate and grill until golden brown and cooked through, 8 to 12 minutes per side, a little longer for full-size ribs. If flare-ups occur, move ribs to another section of grill. When ribs are done, meat will have shrunk back from the ends of the bones by about 1/4 inch.
Transfer racks of ribs to cutting board and cut into individual ribs, then arrange on platter or plates for serving. Just before eating, squeeze 1 to 2 tbs. lime juice into bowl of salt and white pepper and stir until mixed. Dip ribs in sauce before eating. Serves 4.
Mushroom Chick Pea & Vegetable Soup
Mushrooms are a wonderful substitute for meat in a vegetarian and vegan recipes and are touted worldwide for their health benefits. What better way to use mushrooms than in a delicious soup loaded with healthy veggies?
One of the things I love about this soup is it's flexibility. You can easily substitute whatever you like for so many of the ingredients. For example, you could use oyster mushrooms in this soup and substitute chicken for the chick peas ( if you're not doing vegetarian or vegan), use bok choy instead of spinach, and make it very Asian. Or you could use a different vinegar, leave out the soy sauce, use tomatoes instead with some chard and adjust the seasonings, to make it more Italian. And it's vegan and gluten-free too!
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 4 cloves minced garlic
- 1 cup sliced mushrooms
- 1-2 tsp fresh ginger, minced
- 1/2 cup chopped carrots
- 1/2 cup other veggies 9 like peppers, celery, sweet potatoes or whatever you like)
- 1/2 cup cooked chick peas
- 1/4 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
- 1/4 tsp white pepper
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon powder
- 1/4 tsp cayenne
- 2 tsp soy sauce
- 2 tsp rice vinegar
- 1-1.5 tsp sugar
- 2 cups vegetable broth
- 5 cups water
- 1 cup spinach, chard or bok choy, roughly chopped
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
- cornstarch to thicken (if needed)
2. Add mushrooms and cook, and mix for 3 minutes or until they start to get golden.
3. Add ginger, carrots and veggies and cook 3-4 minutes
4. Add chickpeas and spices and cook another 3 minutes.
5. Add soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, broth and water. Partially cover and cook 20 minutes. Add in the spinach or other greens. Cook for 2 minutes. Taste and add sea salt if needed. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer another 15 minutes. Garnish with fresh herbs of choice or scallions serve it hot.
6. *** If you'd like to thicken, mix 2 tsp cornstarch in 2 TBL water and mix into the soup in the last 5 minutes of cooking. Makes 4 servings.
Butternut & Sage Stuffed Manicotti
from Cucina Panzano
1 butternut squash, diced and roasted with olive oil, rosemary, sage, savory and thyme.
3 Italian sausage, cooked -casings removed
1/4 cup shallots, diced
3 garlic cloves, smashed
1/4 tsp nutmeg
18 oz ricotta cheese
fresh sage leaves
sea salt, ground pepper
marinara sauce
shredded mozzarella
Peel and dice butternut squash into cubes. Place on parchment or foiled lined cooking sheet and drizzle with olive oil and herbs. Roast for 30-40 minutes until squash is carmelized and just tender.
In the meantime, as the squash roasts, sautee Italian sausage meat with garlic, shallots, sea salt & ground pepper.
Prepare your filling.
-18 oz Ricotta cheese
-4 oz mozzarella cheese
-handful of freshly grated parmesan cheese
-1 egg
-10 fresh sage leaves, diced
When the squash is finished roasting, combine the squash, sausage mixture, ricotta cheese filling, nutmeg in your food processor. Pulse until just creamy.
Make your crepes.
*Homemade Crepes for Manicotti
-1 C flour
-1 C milk
-1 egg
-pinch of salt
-tsp ground sage leaves
Beat together all ingredients. Make one crepe at a time, pouring the batter into a hot crepe pan using a shot glass as a measurement.
Move the pan around to form a nice thin crepe. Turn only once, then cool on a floured towel. When the crepes are cool you can fill them with your cheese, squash and sausage mixture.. top with marinara and plenty of shredded mozzarella cheese and bake for 40 minutes in a 350 degree oven. Enjoy!