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Late Summer Seaweed Salad with Cucumbers and Avocado

Sep 17 2013
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Summer is on its way out, but cucumbers are still here and it’s still in the upper 90s in Texas. So we’re still enjoying the refreshing produce before we say goodbye to cucumbers for a good long while (well fresh ones, anyway – there’s always pickles!). Now is a great time to savor cukes before we transition into soups and stews and yummy winter squash and cold-weather crops like broccoli and Brussels sprouts. I’m really ready for the change and am beginning to stockpile butternut squash, acorn squash and spaghetti squash. So keep an eye out for heartier recipes to come. … Read On »

Seaweed Salad with Cucumber and Avocado

Out of the ordinary salad with balanced, interesting flavors from simple ingredients. This recipe is inspired by one from a Maine seaweed harvester named Kacie Loparto and I used wakame from the Maine Coast. Wakame seaweed becomes slimy when soaked, but instead of being turned off by this texture, you can reap the health benefits ...…
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Thai Lettuce Cups with Minced Pork, Crisp Vegetables & Toasted Coconut

May 03 2013
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So pretty and so tasty. I love the Thai-inspired delights in a little lettuce cup. There’s strong savory flavors from the pork, tamari and fish sauce, brightened by a stack of crispy raw vegetables and a punch of tangy, refreshing lime—delivered by a light sauce with fresh lime juice and by eating the small segments of lime inside the lettuce cups, peel and all. Morsels of lime and toasted coconut are borrowed from miang-kam, which happens to be the perfect blend of salty, savory, sweet, sour and pungent; do try the Thai snack food if you’d like to experience perfect food harmony. My simple version of lettuce cups are not so perfect, or Thai, and a little messy to eat, but that’s fun, as long as you have napkins. … Read On »