Tuesday, 30 November 1999 00:00

Simple and Delicious Miso Broth

Simple and Delicious Miso Broth


Adapted from Miso: More than Food, Life. Suzanne Dionne. Makes 1 cup.

1 tsp miso
1 cup hot water or stock
1 tsp shredded black Spanish radish (optional)
1 oz cubed tofu (optional)

Dilute the miso in some of the hot water or stock then fill the cup with the remaining liquid. Garnish with daikon and tofu if desired.

Published in Soups and Stews

Valentine Radish and Shoot Salad with Buttermilk Dressing


Serve this salad alongside your pizza with Champlain Orchards Marinara and Kaas cheese.

4 valentine radishes shredded
2 carrots shredded
1 cup shredded red cabbage
2 cups shoots

Dressing:
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 TB mayonnaise
2 TB cider vinegar
2 TB minced shallot or onion
1 TB honey

1 cup sprouted beans

Toss first four ingredients in a bowl. Whisk together all dressing ingredients. Toss veggies with desired amount of dressing and garnish with sprouted beans.

Published in Salads
Tuesday, 30 November 1999 00:00

Shoot Salad with Chiffonade of Beet and Radish

Shoot Salad with Chiffonade of Beet and Radish


Adapted from Epicurious.com. To make this a main course salad, sprinkle on cubed baked tofu and serve with squash cornbread. Serves 6 as a first course.

5 tablespoons white-wine vinegar
2 tsp minced shallot
salt and pepper to taste
6 tablespoons olive or sunflower oil
1 tsp sesame oil (optional)
1 pound beets, cooked, chilled, peeled, and grated coarse

2 cups coarsely grated daikon radish
4 cups shoots, rinsed well and spun dry

In a small bowl whisk together the vinegar, shallot and salt and pepper to taste, add the oil in a stream, whisking, and whisk the dressing until it is emulsified. In a bowl toss the beets with one third of the dressing, in another bowl toss the radish with half the remaining dressing, and in a large bowl toss the shoots with the remaining dressing. Arrange the shoots, the beets, and the radish decoratively on 6 salad plates.

Published in Salads
Tuesday, 30 November 1999 00:00

Miso Soup with Maple-Baked Tofu and Udon Noodles

Miso Soup with Maple-Baked Tofu and Udon Noodles


Quick, satisfying and delicious this recipe easily comes together with the share ingredients after a hectic day at work. Serves 4.

5 oz (150 grams) udon noodles
2 tsp sunflower oil
2 cloves garlic minced
2 shallots sliced thin
1 quart chicken stock
2 carrots sliced thin
2 daikon radish sliced thin
2 cups chopped cabbage
8 oz mushrooms sliced thin
8 oz maple-ginger baked tofu, cubed
2 TB miso diluted in 1/4 cup of hot water
tamari or soy sauce to taste

Boil udon noodles according to package directions. Drain, rinse and set aside. Meanwhile,
heat the oil over medium heat in a large pot. Add garlic and shallots, saute for 2 minutes. Add chicken stock, carrots, daikon and cabbage. Simmer for 10 minutes. Add mushrooms and simmer for 10 minutes more. Add noodles and tofu and simmer until heated through. Remove from heat. Stir in miso and tamari. Taste and adjust seasonings.

Published in Soups and Stews

Cheese Souffle with Celeriac, Radish, Apple and Walnut Salad


I found this recipe on the Food Network site. I think it perfectly combines many of this week's ingredients. The recipe is from Mark Gregory, One Aldwych Hotel, London, England. Please note that the site warns the recipe, in these proportions, has not been tested, and I did not have time to test it either. But, at worst, you'll end up with a fallen souffle, but still delicious meal. Serves 4-6.

Souffle base:
1 tablespoon soft butter
1 tablespoon flour
6 ounces milk
9 egg yolks
2 ounces Ben Nevis or blue cheese, grated
1 teaspoon mild mustard
Salt and pepper
8 ounces egg whites
1 teaspoon corn starch
Pinch salt

Salad:
2 cups celeriac, finely sliced into sticks
1/2 cup apple, finely sliced into sticks
1/2 cup valentine radish, finely sliced into sticks
1/4 cup chopped walnuts, plus extra for garnish
1/2 teaspoon mild mustard
1/4 tsp apple cider vinegar
3 tablespoons + 1 tsp mayonnaise

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. To make the souffle base, mix together the flour, butter, milk, egg yolks, cheese, mustard, salt, and pepper, and mix until smooth and set aside. This maybe be prepared a day ahead of time.

In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites, corn starch, and salt until stiff but fluffy. Add a small amount of the egg whites to the souffle base and blend. Add the remaining egg whites to the mixture and fold gently. Gently spoon in the mixture into 6 buttered ramekins and place in the oven. Bake souffles for approximately 10 minutes until they have risen and are golden. Once you remove them from the oven, allow to rest for 1 minute before serving.

To prepare the salad, mix all of the ingredients together. To serve, place the salad on each plate on the side and remove the souffle from the ramekins and invert 1 onto each plate. Top the souffle with chopped walnuts.

Published in Lunch

Mesclun Greens Salad with Goat Cheese and Maple Balsamic Vinaigrette


This is my own concoction - what I'd make with the share as soon as I got through the door with it. The dressing is fantastic - one that I keep in a jar in the fridge always. I can't wait to make it with Cranberry Bob's Balsamic!

Mesclun Greens & Arugula (and/or head lettuce leaves)
Beet Slivers (either roasted or boiled and sliced up)
Radishes or Sweet Salad turnips sliced thin
Toasted walnuts or pecans

Add the above to a bowl in whatever amounts appeal to you, toss with the dressing below, crumble the goat cheese on top and serve.

Published in Salads
Tuesday, 30 November 1999 00:00

Dilled Potato and Pickled Cucumber Salad

Dilled Potato and Pickled Cucumber Salad


From Bon Appetit August 2004.

3 tablespoons distilled white vinegar
2 teaspoons coarse kosher salt
1 hothouse cucumbers, very thinly sliced
1/4 cup plus 1.5 tablespoons chopped fresh dill

1.5 pounds Nicola potatoes, unpeeled
Additional coarse kosher salt
1/2 cup very thinly sliced white onion or scallions
4 radishes, trimmed, thinly sliced
3/8 cup mayonnaise

Small radishes with green tops

Stir vinegar and 2 teaspoons coarse salt in small bowl until salt dissolves. Place cucumbers and 1/4 cup dill in sealed container. Add vinegar mixture; seal bag. Turn several times to coat. Refrigerate overnight, turning bag occasionally.

Pour cucumber mixture into large sieve set over bowl. Drain at least 1 hour and up to 3 hours. Discard brine.

Cook potatoes in large pot of boiling salted water until tender, about 30 minutes. Drain. Cool potatoes completely. Peel potatoes; quarter lengthwise. Cut crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Place potatoes in large bowl; sprinkle generously with coarse salt and pepper. Add drained cucumbers, onion, sliced radishes, and remaining 1.5 tablespoons dill; toss to blend. Let stand 1 hour. Stir mayonnaise into salad. Season generously with salt and pepper, if desired.


Published in Salads
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