Tag: dressing

Tomato Vinaigrette

Tomato Vinaigrette

There are two things I need to make an incredible dinner - a stocked pantry and farm-fresh inspiration!This week brought a rainbow of veggies to the farm stand. I used them to create a chopped summer salad with a tomato vinaigrette. I added grilled lemon chicken for protein, plus some crumbled feta and oil-cured olives for salt and tang. Tonightā€™s cocktail is a fan favorite! LunaGrown Pear Jam ā€œBeeā€™s Kneesā€Combine in a cocktail shaker over ice: 2 oz gin, 1 oz fresh lemon juice, 1/2 oz elderflower liqueur, 2-3 t LunaGrown Pear jam. Shake very well, then strain into a...Read More
Roasted Sweet Potato and Blue Cheese Main Dish Salad

Roasted Sweet Potato and Blue Cheese Main Dish Salad

or.... they eat flowers, don't they? I do, for sure. In fact, at this time of year, when our homegrown onions are sprouty and bound for the compost heap, I get antsy for all things allium. Ā I'm starting to panic a little. Ā I've even gotten to the point where I ration the few onions I have left. I have this issue with BUYING vegetables that are 1) not local and 2) inferior to what we grow here in the fertile valley known as "the Black Dirt region". That's not to say that I don't buy produce in the off-season. Ā I...Read More