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Split Pea Barley Soup Redux – For The Instant Pot

On: March 14, 2018 By: Leslie Cook

I’m going to work my way through some of my old recipes with my Instant Pot — which, by the way, I’m loving! Here’s one I made the other day: Split Pea Soup with Barley. Hearty and delicious. SPLIT PEA SOUP WITH

On: January 27, 2018January 27, 2018 By: Leslie Cook

For those of you who are looking for recipe inspiration, I have a huge set of files on Pinterest that I used to use when I wanted to try something new in the Cafe and now use for ideas for the CSA

On: January 13, 2018January 18, 2024 By: Leslie Cook

This is a great soup, my comfort food — a meal in itself for a wintry evening. It took me ten minutes of prep time to load it into my Instant Pot, was cooked under pressure for 20 minutes while I put

On: January 10, 2018January 13, 2018 By: Leslie Cook

DAL MAKHANI Ingredients (Serves 3-4 unless you have a big appetite like I do!) Urad dal (Whole black lentils), 1/2 cup Dark red kidney beans, dry, 2 TB rounded Spanish onion, 1 large, finely chopped Ginger root, 1 TB, peeled and finely minced Garlic,

Kidney Bean Jambalaya

On: December 10, 2017December 10, 2017 By: Leslie Cook

I used to make this recipe in the Cafe, but it has been a while since I last pulled it out. My associate, Jame, created it for a group I was leading on healthy eating. I asked him to use kidney beans

On: October 24, 2017November 28, 2018 By: Leslie Cook

Published in Bob’s Fresh and Local Newsletter, 10/25/2017. I found this recipe last year on The Green Panda’s Kitchen. A group of women made it outdoors in Kenya, and when I read that, I started dreaming of making beautiful meals outdoors with

On: October 24, 2017October 24, 2017 By: Leslie Cook

I’m not a scientist, nor am I a medical professional. I just love well-prepared food and a feeling of good health. I like to read and test out on myself theories that make sense and judge them based on experience. These are

On: October 16, 2017October 24, 2017 By: Leslie Cook

Published in Bob’s Fresh and Local Newsletter 10/16/2017 Our dry early spring and late planting brings us a bonus in our fall harvest…lots of beautiful peppers, sweet ones, spicy ones, beautiful colored ones. This versatile recipe works for any combination of peppers.

On: October 10, 2017August 16, 2018 By: Leslie Cook

Published in Bob’s Fresh and Local CSA Newsletter 10/10/2017. Farmer Bob’s pumpkins and winter squashes are beautiful this year, and they deserve to be the centerpiece of a meal, maybe even Thanksgiving dinner. This pumpkin feast is something you can feel proud

On: October 2, 2017August 16, 2018 By: Leslie Cook

Published 10/3/2017 in Bob’s Fresh and Local CSA Newsletter I always make pumpkin pies for Thanksgiving, and I like to make them “from scratch,” with real pumpkin, not canned. It’s so easy — why not? All it requires is to slice the