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Cucumber Basil Yogurt Salad

This creamy crunchy cucumber and basil yogurt salad, seasoned with lime and extra virgin olive oil, takes advantage of summer’s fresh-from-the-garden bounty. Hot weather simplicity at its best!  

Cucumber Basil Yogurt Salad in blue bowl with blue background.

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Spinach Fettuccine with Arugula and Tomatoes

Pasta and greens are arguably the easiest way to dinner on the table in short notice. This spinach fettuccine with arugula and tomatoes is a textbook example; boil pasta, and while it cooks, prepare the rest of the dish. Garnish and serve.

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Garlic Scape and Mess O’ Greens Pesto

Curly dark green garlic scapes in this week’s farm share box inspired this garlic scape and mess o’ greens pesto. This pesto’s spicy green garlicky flavor and vibrant emerald color is nothing short of outrageous! 

Garlic Scape and Mess O' Greens Pesto in bowl with crackers

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Roasted Portobello, Red Pepper, Arugula and Mozzarella Grilled Cheese

With luscious roasted portobello mushrooms, slightly bitter leafy arugula, red pepper and melty fresh mozzarella cheese, all sandwiched in crisped-till-golden rustic bread, this grilled cheese sandwich is comfort food at its finest.

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Bittersweet Chocolate Torte {gluten free}

This bittersweet chocolate torte comes from heaven. Heaven at the time was a small café in Tuscany Italy where we ordered coffee and innocently picked up the menu. Torta di Cioccolato–we’d like to try that. One bite and, OMG–this is incredible, I think I’ve died and gone to heaven, I must have this recipe!

Bittersweet Chocolate Torte cut with whole

In heaven angels not only bring espresso and dessert, they have mercy on their drooling guests and quickly return from the kitchen with handwritten recipes for divine chocolate tortas.Bittersweet Chocolate Torte prep steps

Blessed and chocolate-intense, made with four simple ingredients–dark chocolate, unsalted butter, eggs and sugar—flourless bittersweet chocolate torte takes just 30 minutes to put together. Turn on the oven, melt the chocolate and butter, prep the pan, whip egg whites and yolks with sugar, fold everything together and pop in the oven. Heavenly easy. Continue Reading…